Meaning
to catch, to nab
- to catch or seize someone or something firmly, especially when fleeing
- to secure or obtain something narrowly or at the last moment
In a sentence
La polizia è riuscita ad acciuffare il ladro alla stazione.
The police managed to nab the thief at the station.
Il gatto ha acciuffato il topo prima che fuggisse.
The cat caught the mouse before it could escape.
Non sono riusciti ad acciuffare la vittoria nei minuti finali.
They failed to secure the victory in the final minutes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| acciuffare | infinitive |
| acciuffo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| acciuffi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acciuffiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acciuffavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acciuffavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acciuffavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acciuffai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| acciuffasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| acciuffammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| acciufferò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| acciufferai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| acciufferà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| acciufferemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| acciufferete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| acciufferanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| acciuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| acciuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acciuffiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acciuffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| acciuffassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| acciuffassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| acciufferei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| acciufferesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| acciufferebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| acciufferemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| acciufferebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| acciuffa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| acciuffiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| acciuffate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| acciuffando | gerund |
| acciuffato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: suitable for casual conversation and lively reporting.
- Conjugated regularly with 'avere'.