appendere

appendere

Italian

Etymology

    From Latin appendere.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /apˈpɛn.de.re/
    • Rhymes: -ɛndere
    • Hyphenation: ap‧pèn‧de‧re

    Verb

    appèndere (first-person singular present appèndo, first-person singular past historic appési, past participle appéso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to hang (something up on something else); to pin up
    2. to withdraw from (a competitive activity) (of an athlete; often followed by a metonym)
      appendere la biciclettato withdraw from competitive cycling (literally, “hang up the bicycle”)
      apendere i guantonito withdraw from competitive boxing (literally, “hang up the boxing gloves”)

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Latin

    Verb

    appendēre

    1. inflection of appendō:
      1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
      2. second-person singular future passive indicative

    Verb

    appendere

    1. inflection of appendō:
      1. present active infinitive
      2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative