Meaning
to welcome, receive
- to accommodate
- to grant, to accept (a request or proposal)
In a sentence
Ti accogliamo a casa nostra con piacere.
We welcome you into our home gladly.
Questo hotel può accogliere solo venti persone.
This hotel can accommodate only twenty people.
Hai accolto bene la nuova collega?
Did you welcome the new coworker well?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accogliere | infinitive |
| accogliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accogliete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accogli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accoglie | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accoglievamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accoglievo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accoglievate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accoglievi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accoglievano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accoglieva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accogliemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accoglieste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accogliesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accoglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accoglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accoglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accoglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accoglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accoglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accogliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accogliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accogliessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accoglieste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accogliessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accogliessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accogliesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accoglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accoglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accogliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accoglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accoglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accoglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accogliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accogliete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accogli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accogliendo | gerund |
| accolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'accogliere' for formal or warm welcomes; 'ricevere' is neutral, 'salutare' is casual.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho accolto').
- Often used in passive constructions (e.g., 'è stato accolto con applausi').
- present: accolgo, accogli, accoglie, accogliamo, accogliete, accolgono
- past participle accolto