rivolgere
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin revolvere (“to turn over, roll back, reflect upon”), from re- (“back, again”) + volvō (“roll”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rivòlgere (first-person singular present rivòlgo, first-person singular past historic rivòlsi, past participle rivòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to turn again (towards some object or goal)
- to turn around, to turn many times (towards some object or goal), or to turn here and there (especially figuratively, e.g. in reference to thoughts in one's mind)
- to turn, to address, to direct, to focus (towards some object or goal)
- Synonyms: dirigere, indirizzare, volgere
- (uncommon) to turn away, to avert [with da ‘from’]
- Synonym: distogliere
- (figurative, archaic or literary) to incite to rebellion
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of rivòlgere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔldʒere
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔldʒere/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs with root-stressed infinitive
- Italian verbs ending in -ere
- Italian irregular verbs
- Italian verbs with irregular past historic
- Italian verbs with irregular past participle
- Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary
- Italian transitive verbs
- Italian terms with uncommon senses
- Italian terms with archaic senses
- Italian literary terms