versare

versare

See also: versaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /verˈsa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ver‧sà‧re

Etymology 1

From Latin versāre (to turn, to twist).

Verb

versàre (first-person singular present vèrso, first-person singular past historic versài, past participle versàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pour, to decant
    Synonyms: servire, travasare, mescere
  2. (transitive, by extension) to empty (the contents) by inclining a container downwards; to pour
    Synonyms: rovesciare, scaricare, vuotare, svuotare
    versare i grani dai sacchi
    to pour the grain from the sacks
  3. (transitive) to spill
    Synonyms: spargere, perdere, far cadere, spandere
  4. (transitive) to shed
    Synonym: spargere
    versare lacrimeto shed tears
    versare il sangueto shed blood
  5. (intransitive, rare) to leak
Conjugation

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from French verser.

    Verb

    versàre (first-person singular present vèrso, first-person singular past historic versài, past participle versàto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive, banking) to pay, to deposit
      Synonyms: pagare, depositare, erogare, sborsare, accreditare, corrispondere
    Conjugation

    Etymology 3

    From Latin versārī (to linger, to remain; to be engaged in).

    Verb

    versàre (first-person singular present vèrso, first-person singular past historic versài, past participle versàto, auxiliary avére or èssere)

    1. (intransitive) to find oneself, to be [with in ‘in (a bad situation, etc.)’]
      Synonyms: trovarsi, essere
    2. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to be located, to live [with in ‘in (a specified location)’]
    Conjugation

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Verb

    versāre

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

    Spanish

    Verb

    versare

    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of versar