Meaning
to sniff, to smell
- To draw air through the nose to perceive a scent; to smell something deliberately.
- Figuratively, to sense, detect, or suspect something beforehand.
In a sentence
Il cane si è avvicinato per annusare la mia borsa.
The dog came over to sniff my bag.
Hai annusato questo profumo prima di comprarlo?
Did you smell this perfume before buying it?
Il gatto non annusa mai il cibo sconosciuto con fiducia.
The cat never sniffs unfamiliar food with trust.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| annusare | infinitive |
| annuso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| annusi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annusa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annusiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| annusate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annusano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annusavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annusavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annusava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annusavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annusavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annusavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annusai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| annusasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| annusò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| annusammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| annusaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| annusarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| annuserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| annuserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| annuserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| annuseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| annuserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| annuseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| annusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| annusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annusiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| annusiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annusino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| annusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| annusasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| annusassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| annusaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| annusassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| annuserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| annuseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| annuserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| annuseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| annusereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| annuserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| annusa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| annusiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| annusate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| annusando | gerund |
| annusato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Unlike 'odorare' or 'sentire', 'annusare' emphasizes the active sniffing action.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.