peggiorare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin peiōrāre (worsen), from Latin peiōrem (worsen). By surface analysis, peggiore +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ped.d͡ʒoˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: peg‧gio‧rà‧re

Verb

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peggioràre (first-person singular present peggióro, first-person singular past historic peggiorài, past participle peggioràto, auxiliary (transitive, also alternatively when intransitive and with a person as the subject) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to worsen (make worse)
  2. (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of an object, situation, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
  3. (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of a person, e.g. a patient) [auxiliary essere or avere]

Usage notes

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  • Colloquial Tuscan says io pèggioro, tu pèggiori in place of standard io peggióro, tu peggióri.

Conjugation

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Anagrams

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