compiere

compiere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Latin complēre.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkom.pje.re/, /ˈkɔm.pje.re/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ompjere, -ɔmpjere
    • Hyphenation: cóm‧pie‧re, còm‧pie‧re

    Verb

    cómpiere or còmpiere (first-person singular present cómpio or còmpio, first-person singular past historic compiéi or (more common) compìi, past participle compiùto, first-person singular imperfect compiévo or (more common) compìvo, first-person singular future compierò or (more common) compirò, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive compiéssi or (more common) compìssi, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. (transitive) to finish, to complete
    2. (transitive) to turn [auxiliary avere]
      Mia madre compie quarant'anni oggi.My mother turns forty years old today.
    3. (intransitive) to turn out, to be realized (well or badly, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
      il lavoro è compiuto felicementethe work was realized successfully
    4. (intransitive) to be fulfilled (of a prophecy, wish, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
      la profezia è compiutathe prophecy has been fulfilled

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ compiere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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