Meaning
to anchor
- to drop anchor and moor a boat or ship
- to fasten or secure firmly to a solid base
- figuratively, to ground or base something securely (e.g. an idea, a currency)
In a sentence
Il capitano ha deciso di ancorare la nave nella baia riparata.
The captain decided to anchor the ship in the sheltered bay.
Dobbiamo ancorare bene la struttura metallica al pavimento.
We must anchor the metal structure firmly to the floor.
Il governo ha voluto ancorare la moneta a parametri economici stabili.
The government wanted to anchor the currency to stable economic metrics.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ancorare | infinitive |
| ancoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ancori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ancora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ancoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ancorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ancoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ancoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ancorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ancoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ancoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ancoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ancorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ancorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ancorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ancorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ancoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ancorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ancorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ancorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ancoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ancorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ancoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ancori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ancori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ancori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ancoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ancoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ancorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ancorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ancorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ancorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ancoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ancorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ancoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ancorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ancoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ancorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ancora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ancoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ancorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ancorando | gerund |
| ancorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively as 'ancorarsi' when securing oneself to something.
- Takes 'a' for the base or support (ancorare la tenda al suolo).