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Italian

accasciare

/akkaʃˈʃa.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,149

Meaning

to collapse, to slump

  • to cause to collapse or lose physical and moral strength
  • (accasciarsi) to slump, sink down, or collapse from fatigue, illness, or shock

In a sentence

Sopraffatto dalla stanchezza, si è accasciato sul divano senza dire una parola.

Overwhelmed by fatigue, he slumped onto the sofa without saying a word.

L'atleta si è accasciato a terra subito dopo aver tagliato il traguardo.

The athlete collapsed to the ground right after crossing the finish line.

Temevamo che potesse accasciarsi per il caldo soffocante durante la marcia.

We feared that he might collapse from the stifling heat during the march.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
accasciareinfinitive
accascioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
accasciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
accasciaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
accasciamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
accasciateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
accascianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
accasciavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accasciaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accasciavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accasciavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accasciavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accasciavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accasciaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
accasciastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
accasciòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
accasciammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
accasciasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
accasciaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
accasceròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
accasceraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
accasceràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
accasceremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
accascereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
accascerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
accascisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
accascisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
accascisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
accasciamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
accasciatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
accascinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
accasciassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
accasciassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
accasciassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
accasciassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
accasciastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
accasciasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
accascereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
accasceresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
accascerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
accasceremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
accasceresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
accascerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
accasciaimperative · singular · 2nd person
accasciamoimperative · plural · 1st person
accasciateimperative · plural · 2nd person
accasciandogerund
accasciatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Almost universally used in the pronominal/reflexive form 'accasciarsi'.
  • Takes 'essere' when reflexive ('si è accasciato').

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