500 Italian Verbs

abbandonare

to abandon

abbassare

to lower

abbracciare

to hug, embrace

abbronzare

to tan

abitare

to live, dwell

abituarsi

to get used to

abusare

to abuse, take advantage of

accadere

to happen, occur

accendere

to light

accompagnare

to accompany

accorgersi

to notice, realize

addormentarsi

to fall asleep

aderire

to adhere

adorare

to adore

affermare

to affirm

afferrare

to grab

affliggere

to afflict, distress

affrettarsi

to hurry up, to hasten

aiutare

to help

alzare

to raise, lift up

alzarsi

to get up

ammirare

to admire

andare

to go

andarsene

to go away

annoiare

to annoy, bore

annoiarsi

to be bored

anticipare

to anticipate, advance

apparecchiare

to set, prepare

appartenere

to belong to

apprendere

to learn

aprire

to open

ardere

to burn

arrabbiarsi

to get angry, upset

arrestare

to arrest, stop

arrivare

to arrive

asciugare

to dry

aspettare

to wait for, expect

assaggiare

to taste

assalire

to assail, assault

assistere

to assist

assumere

to assume

attendere

to wait for, attend

attribuire

to attribute, ascribe

avere

to have

avvedersi

to notice, become aware of

avvenire

to happen, occur

avvisare

to advise

baciare

to kiss

benedire

to bless

bere

to drink

bisognare

to be necessary

bloccare

to block, close off

bocciare

to fail, reject

bollire

to boil

bruciarsi

to burn oneself

burlarsi

to make fun of, laugh at

bussare

to knock

buttarsi

to throw oneself into

cadere

to fall

calcolare

to calculate

calmarsi

to calm down

cambiare

to change, exchange

cancellare

to erase, delete

cantare

to sing

capire

to understand

cascare

to fall down

causare

to cause, bring about

celebrare

to celebrate

cercare

to look for

chiamare

to call

chiedere

to ask

chiudere

to close, shut

cogliere

to pick, gather

colpire

to hit, strike

cominciare

to start, begin

commettere

to commit

commuovere

to move (emotionally)

comparire

to appear

compiacere

to comply, please, satisfy

comporre

to compose

comportarsi

to behave oneself

comprare

to buy

comprendere

to comprehend

comunicare

to communicate

concedere

to grant, allow

concludere

to conclude

condurre

to lead, conduct

confondere

to confuse

conoscere

to know, meet, be familiar with

consistere

to consist

consumare

to consume

contendere

to contend, dsipute

contenere

to contain

contraddire

to contradict

contrarre

to contract

convertire

to convert

convincere

to convince

coprire

to cover

correggere

to correct

correre

to run