Meaning
to award, secure
- To award officially (a contract, prize, auction lot)
- (aggiudicarsi) To win or secure something for oneself
In a sentence
La squadra italiana si è aggiudicata la medaglia d'oro.
The Italian team secured the gold medal.
Il comune ha aggiudicato i lavori alla ditta migliore.
The municipality awarded the works to the best company.
Chi si aggiudicherà il primo premio della competizione?
Who will win the first prize of the competition?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aggiudicare | infinitive |
| aggiudico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggiudichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggiudica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggiudichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggiudicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggiudicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggiudicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aggiudicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aggiudicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aggiudicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aggiudicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aggiudicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aggiudicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aggiudicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aggiudicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aggiudicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aggiudicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aggiudicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aggiudicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aggiudicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aggiudicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aggiudicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aggiudicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aggiudicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aggiudichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggiudichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggiudichi |
Usage notes
- Extremely frequent in the pronominal form 'aggiudicarsi' meaning to win or secure.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in active transitives, 'essere' with 'aggiudicarsi'.