Meaning
to abuse, to misuse
- to make excessive, harmful, or improper use of something
- to take unfair advantage of someone's patience, trust, or kindness
- to sexually assault or violate someone
In a sentence
Non devi abusare della gentilezza dei tuoi nuovi vicini.
You must not take advantage of your new neighbors' kindness.
Quel dirigente ha abusato della sua posizione per favorire gli amici.
That executive abused his position to favor friends.
Il medico mi ha raccomandato di non abusare di farmaci.
The doctor recommended that I not overuse medications.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| abusare | infinitive |
| abuso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| abusi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abusa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abusiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| abusate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abusano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abusavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abusavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abusava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abusavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abusavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abusavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abusai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| abusasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| abusò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| abusammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| abusaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| abusarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| abuserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| abuserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| abuserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| abuseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| abuserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| abuseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| abusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| abusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abusiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| abusiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abusino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| abusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| abusasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| abusassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| abusaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| abusassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| abuserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| abuseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| abuserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| abuseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| abusereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| abuserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| abusa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| abusiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| abusate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| abusando | gerund |
| abusato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used intransitively with the preposition 'di' ('abusare di qualcosa/qualcuno').
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.