Meaning
to blind, dazzle
- To deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
- To dazzle or impair someone's vision with intense light
- To cloud someone's judgment or reason
In a sentence
La luce improvvisa dei fari mi ha accecato per un istante.
The sudden light from the headlights blinded me for a moment.
Non lasciare che l'invidia ti accechi di fronte alla realtà.
Don't let envy blind you to reality.
Il riflesso del sole sulla neve può accecare gli sciatori.
The sun's reflection on the snow can blind skiers.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accecare | infinitive |
| acceco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acceca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accecate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accecano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accecavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accecavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accecava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accecavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accecavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accecavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accecai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accecasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accecò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accecammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accecaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accecarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accecherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accecherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accecherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accecheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accecherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accecheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accecasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accecassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accecaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accecassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accecherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accecheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accecherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accecheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accecherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acceca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accecate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accecando | gerund |
| accecato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in transitive use; often used figuratively with emotions like anger or jealousy.
- Remember the spelling change: adds an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (accechi, accechiamo).