Meaning
to cling, hold on
- to cling to, hold onto, or clutch (usually reflexive: aggrapparsi)
- to grasp or seize firmly
In a sentence
Il bambino si è aggrappato forte alla giacca della madre.
The child clung tightly to his mother's jacket.
Mentre scendeva le scale, si aggrappava al corrimano con prudenza.
While going down the stairs, she held onto the handrail cautiously.
Perché ti aggrappi ancora a ricordi che ti fanno soffrire?
Why do you still cling to memories that make you suffer?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aggrappare | infinitive |
| aggrappo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggrappi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrappiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrappano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrappavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aggrappavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrappavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrappavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrappai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aggrappasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrappammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrapparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrapperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aggrapperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrapperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrapperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aggrapperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrapperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggrappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrappiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrappino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aggrappassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrappassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrappassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrapperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aggrapperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrapperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aggrapperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrapperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aggrappa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aggrappiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| aggrappate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| aggrappando | gerund |
| aggrappato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Mostly used as the reflexive verb 'aggrapparsi a' (to cling to something/someone).
- Can be used metaphorically to mean clinging desperately to a hope or idea.