ostare

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obstō (infinitive obstāre).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: o‧stà‧re

Verb

ostàre (first-person singular present òsto, no past historic, no past participle)

  1. (intransitive, literary) to stand in the way of, to hinder, to oppose Template:+preo
    Synonyms: impedire, ostacolare

Usage notes

  • The verb lacks the historic past tense forms and the past participle form.

Conjugation

References

  • ostare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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