Meaning
to knock down, to bring down, to demolish, to fell
- to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to fell
- to demolish; to destroy
- to topple; to overthrow
- to reduce dramatically; to cut; to slash
In a sentence
Hanno abbattuto il vecchio muro in giardino.
They knocked down the old wall in the yard.
Possiamo abbattere i prezzi già da domani?
Can we cut prices starting tomorrow?
Non abbattere quell'albero, è ancora forte.
Don't cut down that tree, it's still strong.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abbattere | infinitive |
| abbattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbattete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbattono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbatte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbattevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbattevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbattevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbattevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbattevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbatteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbattemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abbattei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abbatteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abbattesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abbatterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abbatté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abbatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abbatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abbatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abbatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abbatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abbatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abbattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Use abbattere for physically bringing something down or for sharp cuts. For reducing prices/costs, lower register often prefers abbassare or ridurre.
- In politics, abbattere un regime sounds strong and dramatic; rovesciare is often more neutral for governments or leaders.
- Past participle is abbattuto. With essere in reflexive/passive-like uses, agreement applies: si è abbattuta la tempesta.