esordire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin exordīrī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.zorˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: e‧sor‧dì‧re

Verb[edit]

esordìre (first-person singular present esordìsco, first-person singular past historic esordìi, past participle esordìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive) [auxiliary avere]

  1. to begin a speech, discussion, etc.
    lui ha esordito ricapitolando i fatti
    he began by summarizing the facts
  2. (by extension) to debut, to make one's debut
  3. (by extension) to begin, to start (of a disease, etc.)

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