Meaning
to shorten
- to make something shorter in length or duration
- to alter clothing to make it shorter
In a sentence
Devo portare questi pantaloni dal sarto per farli accorciare.
I need to take these trousers to the tailor to have them shortened.
Possiamo accorciare la riunione di mezz'ora?
Can we shorten the meeting by half an hour?
Questo nuovo sentiero non accorcia affatto il nostro cammino.
This new path does not shorten our walk at all.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accorciare | infinitive |
| accorcio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorcia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accorciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accorciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accorciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accorciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accorciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accorciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accorciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accorciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accorciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accorciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accorciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accorcerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accorcerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accorcerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accorceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accorcerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accorceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accorci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorcino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accorciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accorciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accorciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accorciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accorciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accorcerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorcerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorcereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorcerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorcia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accorciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accorciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accorciando | gerund |
| accorciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Opposite of 'allungare' (to lengthen).
- Commonly used with clothing ('accorciare la gonna') or time/space ('accorciare le distanze').