Meaning
to flirt, canoodle
- To engage in flirtation, light romance, or physical affection; to canoodle or neck.
- To entertain a romantic dalliance.
In a sentence
I due ragazzi amoreggiavano su una panchina in fondo al parco.
The two youngsters were canoodling on a bench at the end of the park.
Ha passato l'intera serata ad amoreggiare con una collega.
He spent the entire evening flirting with a colleague.
Non avevano tempo per amoreggiare mentre gestivano l'azienda di famiglia.
They had no time for romantic dalliances while running the family business.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| amoreggiare | infinitive |
| amoreggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| amoreggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| amoreggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| amoreggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| amoreggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| amoreggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| amoreggiando | gerund |
| amoreggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Can sound slightly humorous, old-fashioned, or euphemistic in contemporary speech.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.