Meaning
to set up, to prepare
- to organize, prepare (an exhibition, etc.)
- to dress (a window)
- to furnish the necessary equipment or armament
- to rig out, fit out (a ship, airplane, etc.)
In a sentence
Domani dobbiamo allestire la mostra in centro.
Tomorrow we have to set up the exhibition downtown.
Hai già allestito la vetrina per i saldi?
Have you already dressed the shop window for the sales?
Non hanno allestito bene la barca per il viaggio.
They didn't fit out the boat well for the trip.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| allestire | infinitive |
| allestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| allestisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allestite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allestisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allestiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allestisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allestivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allestivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allestivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allestivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allestivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allestiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allestimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| allestii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| allestiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| allestisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| allestirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allestì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| allestiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allestirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allestirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allestirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allestiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allestirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| allestisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allestisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allestiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allestisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allestissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| allestissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| allestiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| allestissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| allestissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allestisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| allestiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| allestirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allestireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allestiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allestirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allestirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allestiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| allestite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| allestisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| allestendo | gerund |
| allestito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use allestire for exhibitions, stages, shop windows, or technical setups; use preparare for general preparation and organizzare for events or logistics.
- With ships, planes, or vehicles, allestire means equip/fit out, not simply build. For rooms or homes, arredare is usually more natural.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho allestito la mostra. Past participle is regular: allestito.