riprendere
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin reprehendere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]riprèndere (first-person singular present riprèndo, first-person singular past historic riprési, past participle ripréso, auxiliary avére or (in the intransitive meaning "to revive") èssere)
- (transitive) to take or grab again
- Synonyms: ripigliare, riafferrare, riacchiappare, prendere di nuovo
- (transitive) to catch up to
- (transitive) to take back
- Synonyms: prendere indietro, riavere
- to regain (confidence, courage, etc.)
- to tack back into one's control; to reconquer
- Synonyms: riconquistare, rioccupare, riacquistare, riguadagnare, riacquisire
- (transitive, intransitive) to resume, go back to, go on, continue [auxiliary avere]
- Synonyms: ricominciare, continuare, rifare, riattaccare, soggiungere
- (transitive) to take, shoot, film, portray, set (of a picture, movie, etc.)
- Synonyms: ritrarre, inquadrare, filmare, fotografare
- (transitive) to scold, reprimand, berate
- Synonyms: ammonire, correggere, criticare, biasimare, sgridare, rimproverare
- (transitive) to take hold of, seize, or strike (someone) again (of a sensation, feeling, etc.)
- Synonyms: tornare a colpire, assalire di nuovo, sorprendere
- (transitive) to emulate
- (transitive) to touch up or tighten (a seam, garment, etc.)
- Synonyms: ridurre, rimpicciolire, restringere, stringere
- riprendere una manica
- to touch up a sleeve
- (transitive) to repeat (a motif, design element, etc.)
- Synonym: richiamare
- il disegno sulla maglietta riprende quello dei pantaloni
- the design on the shirt repeats that of the pants
- (intransitive) to revive [auxiliary essere] (of a plant)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of riprèndere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1In the intransitive meaning "to revive".
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛndere
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛndere/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs with root-stressed infinitive
- Italian verbs ending in -ere
- Italian irregular verbs
- Italian verbs with irregular past historic
- Italian verbs with irregular past participle
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary
- Italian transitive verbs
- Italian terms with usage examples
- Italian intransitive verbs