Meaning
to shake, to wave, to stir up
- to shake, agitate, stir, churn
- to wave (the hand)
- to incite
- to trouble
In a sentence
Agita bene la bottiglia prima di aprirla.
Shake the bottle well before opening it.
Perché agiti sempre la mano quando parli?
Why do you always wave your hand when you talk?
La notizia mi ha agitato tutta la mattina.
The news troubled me all morning.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| agitare | infinitive |
| agitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| agito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| agitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| agiti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| agitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| agita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| agitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| agitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| agitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| agitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| agitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| agitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| agitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| agitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| agitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| agitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| agitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| agitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| agiteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| agiterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| agiterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| agiterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| agiteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| agiterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| agitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| agiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| agitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| agiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| agitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| agiti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| agitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| agitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| agitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| agitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| agitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| agitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| agiteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| agiterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| agitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| agiteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| agiterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| agiterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| agitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| agitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| agita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| agitando | gerund |
| agitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For mixing liquids, agitare is common on labels and instructions; in everyday speech, mescolare is often more natural.
- Agitare can be transitive or reflexive: agitare qualcosa vs agitarsi. The reflexive usually means becoming restless or worked up.
- For waving, agitare sounds broader or more forceful than salutare con la mano; it often suggests waving something in the air.