Meaning
to satisfy, fulfil
- to satisfy or gratify a desire, need, or curiosity
- to bring deep contentment or fulfilment
In a sentence
Quel viaggio tanto atteso ha finalmente saputo appagare la sua curiosità intellettuale.
That long-awaited trip finally managed to satisfy his intellectual curiosity.
Il modesto stipendio iniziale non riusciva ad appagare pienamente le sue ambizioni.
The modest starting salary could not fully satisfy her ambitions.
Riesci ad appagare il tuo senso estetico con opere d'arte contemporanea?
Are you able to satisfy your aesthetic taste with contemporary artwork?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appagare | infinitive |
| appago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| appaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| appagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| appagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| appagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| appagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| appagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| appagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| appaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| appaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| appagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appagando | gerund |
| appagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Requires adding an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve the hard /ɡ/ sound (e.g. 'appaghi').