Meaning
to loosen, relax
- to make less tight or rigid
- to ease, moderate, or reduce tension or pressure
In a sentence
Ha allentato la cintura dopo aver finito la cena.
He loosened his belt after finishing dinner.
Le autorità hanno deciso di allentare i controlli alla frontiera.
The authorities decided to ease border checks.
Perché non allenti un po' la presa?
Why don't you loosen your grip a bit?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allentare | infinitive |
| allento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allenti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allenta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allentate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allentano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allentavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allentavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allentava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allentavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allentavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allentavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allentai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allentasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allentò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allentammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allentaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allentarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allenterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allenterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allenterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allenteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allenterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allenteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allentino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allentasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allentassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allentaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allentassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allenterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allenteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allenterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allenteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allentereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allenterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allenta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allentate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allentando | gerund |
| allentato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Commonly used both literally (tight straps, knots) and figuratively (grip, rules).
- Can be reflexive ('allentarsi') meaning 'to become loose'.