Meaning
to enable, qualify
- to activate or turn on a digital setting or software function
- to officially qualify or authorize someone to practice a profession
In a sentence
Devi abilitare il microfono nelle impostazioni per avviare la chiamata.
You need to enable the microphone in the settings to start the call.
Il superamento dell'esame di Stato abilita all'esercizio della professione.
Passing the state exam qualifies one to practice the profession.
Non ho ancora abilitato i pagamenti automatici sul mio conto.
I have not enabled automatic payments on my account yet.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abilitare | infinitive |
| abilito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abiliti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abilita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abilitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abilitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abilitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abilitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abilitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abilitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abilitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abilitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abilitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abilitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abilitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abilitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abiliterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abiliterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abiliterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abiliteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abiliterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abiliteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abiliti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abiliti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abiliti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abilitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abilitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abilitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abilitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abilitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abilitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abilitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abiliterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| abiliteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abiliterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abiliteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| abilitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abiliterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abilita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| abilitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| abilitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| abilitando | gerund |
| abilitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in software interfaces where English uses 'enable'.
- When qualifying for a profession, it is usually followed by 'a' or 'all'' (e.g. 'abilitare all'insegnamento').