chiedere

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Italian

Etymology

Dissimilation from an older chierere, cherere, from Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō (“I ask”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjɛ.de.re/, [ˈkjɛːd̪er̺e]
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  • Hyphenation: chiè‧de‧re
  • Rhymes: -ɛdere

Verb

chiedere

  1. (transitive) to ask (for)
    È chiedere troppo. ― That's asking too much.
    Avrei dovuto chiedere. ― I should have asked.
  2. (transitive) to ask, request
    Ti sto chiedendo di restare. ― I'm asking you to stay.

Conjugation

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Related terms

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