Meaning
to match, pair
- to combine or match items (such as clothes, colors, or food and wine)
- to pair or associate people or things together

In a sentence
Non so quali scarpe abbinare a questo vestito.
I don't know which shoes to match with this dress.
Questo vino si abbina perfettamente ai piatti di carne.
This wine pairs perfectly with meat dishes.
Abbina i colori giusti per valorizzare la stanza.
Match the right colors to enhance the room.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abbinare | infinitive |
| abbino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbiniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abbinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abbinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abbinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abbinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abbinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abbinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abbinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abbineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abbinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abbineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abbini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbiniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbiniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abbinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abbinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abbinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abbinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abbinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| abbineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abbinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abbineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| abbinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abbina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| abbiniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| abbinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| abbinando | gerund |
| abbinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'a' or 'con' for the paired object: abbinare la giacca ai pantaloni.