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mettersi

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Italian

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Etymology

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From mettere +‎ -si.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmet.ter.si/
  • Rhymes: -ettersi
  • Hyphenation: mét‧ter‧si

Verb

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méttersi (first-person singular present mi métto, first-person singular past historic mi mìsi, past participle méssosi)

  1. reflexive of mettere
  2. to put on, wear
  3. to put oneself, place oneself, set oneself, get, go
    mettersi nei guaito get into trouble
    mettersi in giocoto get involved
    Vogliamo metterci a dieta.We want to go on a diet.
  4. to start, begin, set about, set, turn to
  5. to date (become the boyfriend/girlfriend of someone) [with con]
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: compound of the infinitive mettere with si.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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