Meaning
to rush (up to), to hurry (to)
- to rush (somewhere) to help
In a sentence
Quando ha sentito il rumore, è accorso subito.
When he heard the noise, he rushed over right away.
Sentendo le grida d'aiuto, i vicini sono accorsi subito.
Hearing the cries for help, the neighbors rushed over immediately.
Sono accorsi tutti in strada dopo l'incidente.
They all rushed into the street after the accident.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| accorrere | infinitive |
| accorriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorrete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorrono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorre | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorrevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accorrevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accorrevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accorrevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accorrevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accorreva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accorremmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| accorsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| accorreste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| accorresti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| accorsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| accorse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| accorreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| accorrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| accorrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| accorrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| accorreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| accorrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| accorriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorra | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorra | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorrano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorra | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorressimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| accorressi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| accorreste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| accorressi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| accorressero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| accorresse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| accorreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| accorrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| accorrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| accorreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| accorrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| accorrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| accorriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| accorrete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| accorri | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| accorrendo | gerund |
| accorso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary and formal than correre or andare di corsa; common in news reports and written narration.
- Usually takes essere in compound tenses: i soccorsi sono accorsi. Past participle agrees with the subject.
- Often followed by a/da/per + place or person: accorrere sul posto, accorrere in aiuto di qualcuno.
- past participle accorso