Meaning
to lay gently
- to place, lay, or settle someone or something down gently and carefully
- (reflexive, adagiarsi) to lie down comfortably; to become complacent or rest on one's laurels
In a sentence
La madre ha adagiato con cura il neonato nella culla.
The mother gently laid the newborn in the crib.
Ti va di adagiarti un attimo sul divano per riposare?
Do you want to lie down on the sofa for a moment to rest?
Non dobbiamo adagiarci sui primi successi se vogliamo vincere la sfida.
We must not rest on our initial successes if we want to win the challenge.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| adagiare | infinitive |
| adagio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| adagi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adagia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adagiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| adagiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adagiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adagiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adagiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adagiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adagiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adagiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adagiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adagiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| adagiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| adagiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| adagiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| adagiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| adagiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| adagerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| adagerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| adagerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| adageremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| adagerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| adageranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| adagi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| adagi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adagi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adagiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| adagiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adagino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adagiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| adagiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| adagiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| adagiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| adagiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| adagiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| adagerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| adageresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| adagerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| adageremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| adagereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| adagerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| adagia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| adagiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| adagiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| adagiando | gerund |
| adagiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'adagiarsi' takes 'essere'.
- Reflexively often used figuratively: 'non adagiarsi sugli allori' (not to rest on one's laurels).