heypolyglot
Italian

accampare

/ak.kamˈpa.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,170

Meaning

to camp; put forward

  • (in pronominal 'accamparsi') to camp, set up camp
  • to put forward, assert, or claim (excuses, rights)

In a sentence

Ci siamo accampati vicino al lago prima del tramonto.

We camped near the lake before sunset.

Non accampare scuse inutili quando arrivi in ritardo.

Don't make useless excuses when you arrive late.

Gli escursionisti decisero di accamparsi per ripararsi dalla tempesta.

The hikers decided to camp to take shelter from the storm.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
accampareinfinitive
accampoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
accampiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
accampaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
accampiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
accampateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
accampanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
accampavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accampaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accampavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accampavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accampavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accampavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accampaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
accampastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
accampòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
accampammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
accampasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
accamparonoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
accamperòindicative · future · singular · 1st person
accamperaiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
accamperàindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
accamperemoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
accampereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
accamperannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
accampisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
accampisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
accampisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
accampiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
accampiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
accampinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
accampassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accampassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accampassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accampassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accampastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accampasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accampereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
accamperesticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
accamperebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
accamperemmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
accamperesteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
accamperebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
accampaimperative · singular · 2nd person
accampiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
accampateimperative · plural · 2nd person
accampandogerund
accampatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • In physical camping contexts, it is almost always reflexive ('accamparsi'). Transitive use often means 'to make claims/excuses'.

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