scorgere

Italian

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *excorrigere, derived from Latin corrigere, present active infinitive of corrigō (“I set right, straighten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔr.d͡ʒe.re/, [ˈs̪kɔr̺d͡ʒer̺e]
• Rhymes: -ɔrdʒere
• Hyphenation: scòr‧ge‧re

Verb

scorgere (transitive)

1. Meanings related to perception:
   1. to be able to detect with the eyes; to see

      Riuscì a scorgere la sagoma di un uomo che usciva furtivamente dalla porta sul retro.

      He could make out the silhouette of a man surreptitiously going out the rear door.

      • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXXIII, lines 55–58:

        Come un poco di raggio si fu messo ¶ nel doloroso carcere, e io scorsi ¶ per quattro visi il mio aspetto stesso, ¶ ambo le man per lo dolor mi morsi

        As now a little glimmer made its way into the dolorous prison, and I saw upon four faces my own very aspect, both of my hands in agony I bit

   2. (figurative) to perceive with the mind; to notice
   3. (by extension, obsolete) to hear
2. (obsolete, literary) to guide, to escort

   Synonyms: accompagnare, guidare

Related terms

• scorta
• scorto

References

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