heypolyglot
Italian

acclamare

/ak.klaˈma.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to acclaim, cheer

  • to praise or welcome enthusiastically with loud cheers
  • to elect or proclaim someone by general applause

In a sentence

La folla ha acclamato l'attore appena è salito sul palco.

The crowd cheered the actor as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

I tifosi non hanno smesso di acclamare la squadra vincitrice.

The fans did not stop cheering for the winning team.

Il pubblico lo acclamerà se ripeterà questa splendida prestazione?

Will the audience acclaim him if he repeats this splendid performance?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
acclamareinfinitive
acclamoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
acclamiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
acclamaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
acclamiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
acclamateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
acclamanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
acclamavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
acclamaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
acclamavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
acclamavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
acclamavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
acclamavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
acclamaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
acclamastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
acclamòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
acclamammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
acclamasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
acclamaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
acclameròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
acclameraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
acclameràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
acclameremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
acclamereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
acclamerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
acclamisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
acclamisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
acclamisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
acclamiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
acclamiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
acclaminosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
acclamassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
acclamassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
acclamassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
acclamassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
acclamastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
acclamasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
acclamereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
acclameresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
acclamerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
acclameremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
acclameresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
acclamerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
acclamaimperative · singular · 2nd person
acclamiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
acclamateimperative · plural · 2nd person
acclamandogerund
acclamatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Often takes an object complement: 'acclamare qualcuno vincitore' (to acclaim someone champion).

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