Meaning
to relieve, alleviate
- To make physical pain, discomfort, or suffering less severe
- To lessen psychological burdens, worries, or difficulties
In a sentence
Questo farmaco serve ad alleviare il mal di schiena.
This medication serves to relieve back pain.
Una passeggiata nella natura può alleviare lo stress accumulato durante la settimana.
A walk in nature can ease the stress accumulated during the week.
Non c'era alcun rimedio efficace per alleviare la sua sofferenza.
There was no effective remedy to relieve his suffering.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| alleviare | infinitive |
| allevio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| allevi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allevia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| alleviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| alleviate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| alleviano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| alleviavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| alleviavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| alleviava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| alleviavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| alleviavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| alleviavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| alleviai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| alleviasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| alleviò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| alleviammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| alleviaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| alleviarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| allevierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| allevierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| allevierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| allevieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| allevierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| allevieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| allevi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| allevi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allevi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| alleviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| alleviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allevino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| alleviassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| alleviassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| alleviasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| alleviassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| alleviaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| alleviassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| allevierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| allevieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| allevierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| allevieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| alleviereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| allevierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| allevia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| alleviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| alleviate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| alleviando | gerund |
| alleviato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Commonly pairs with abstract nouns such as 'dolore', 'sofferenza', and 'tensione'.