Meaning
to nod
- to nod in agreement or consent
In a sentence
Ha annuito senza dire una parola.
He nodded without saying a word.
Perché non rispondi invece di annuire soltanto?
Why don't you answer instead of just nodding?
Tutti hanno annuito approvando la proposta del capo.
Everyone nodded, approving the boss's proposal.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| annuire | infinitive |
| annuisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| annuisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annuisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annuiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| annuite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annuiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annuivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annuivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annuiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annuivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annuivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annuivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annuii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| annuisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| annuì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| annuimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| annuiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| annuirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| annuirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| annuirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| annuirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| annuiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| annuirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| annuiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| annuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| annuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annuiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| annuiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annuiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annuisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annuissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annuiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annuissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annuirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| annuiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annuirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annuiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| annuireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annuirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annuisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| annuiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| annuite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| annuendo | gerund |
| annuito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the '-isc-' infix in the present tense (annuisco, annuisci, annuisce). Auxiliary is 'avere'.