stare insieme

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to be together”.

Verb

stàre insieme (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) stò insieme, first-person singular past historic stétti insieme or (traditional) stètti insieme, past participle stàto insieme, first-person singular future starò insieme, first-person singular subjunctive stìa insieme, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive stéssi insieme, second-person singular imperative stài insieme or stà' insieme, auxiliary èssere)

1. to be together; to spend time together

   stiamo insieme stasera! ― let's spend the night together!

2. to be a couple; to date regularly (of two people)

   Synonym: frequentarsi

   stiamo insieme ― we are a couple

3. to go together

   Synonym: concordare

   la maglia e quei pantaloni non stanno insieme

   the shirt and those pants do not go together

4. to stick together; to have each other's back

   Synonyms: sostenersi, spalleggiarsi; see also Thesaurus:appoggiare

5. to make sense; to hold together; to hold water

   Synonyms: avere senso, stare in piedi

Anagrams

• esamineresti