Meaning
pant; gasp
- to breathe with difficulty after effort
- to gasp for breath
- to speak while breathing heavily
In a sentence
Dopo le scale, ansimavo per la fatica.
After the stairs, I was panting from tiredness.
Perché ansimi così forte?
Why are you panting so hard?
Non ansimava più dopo qualche minuto.
He wasn't panting anymore after a few minutes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ansimare | infinitive |
| ansimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ansimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ansima | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ansimate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ansimavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ansimavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ansimasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ansimaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ansimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ansimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ansimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ansimiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ansimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ansimaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ansimerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ansimeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ansimeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ansimereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ansima | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ansimiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ansimate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ansimando | gerund |
| ansimato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used after physical effort: ansimare dopo aver corso.
- Can be intransitive; no direct object.
- Stronger and more physical than respirare forte.