abbandonarsi

Italian

Etymology

From abbandonare (to abandon) + -si (oneself).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.ban.doˈnar.si/
  • Rhymes: -arsi
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ban‧do‧nàr‧si

Verb

abbandonàrsi (first-person singular present mi abbandóno, first-person singular past historic mi abbandonài, past participle abbandonàto)

  1. reflexive of abbandonare
  2. to give in [+ a (object) = to]
    Synonyms: arrendersi (a), cedere (a)
  3. to rely on, to count on [+ a (object)]
    Synonyms: affidarsi (a), confidare (in)
  4. (intransitive) to give up, to surrender
    Synonyms: arrendersi, cedere
  5. (intransitive) to let oneself go (to cease to care about one's appearance)
    Synonyms: avvilirsi, lasciarsi andare

Conjugation

Further reading

  • abbandonarsi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • abbandonarsi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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