Meaning
to stick, glue
- to attach something using glue, tape, or an adhesive surface
- to cling to or crowd closely around someone
In a sentence
Non appiccicare la gomma da masticare sotto il banco.
Do not stick chewing gum under the desk.
I bambini hanno appiccicato figurine su tutto l'armadio.
The children stuck stickers all over the wardrobe.
Perché ti appiccichi sempre a me quando siamo in pubblico?
Why do you always cling to me when we are in public?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appiccicare | infinitive |
| appiccico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| appiccichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appiccicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appiccicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| appiccicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| appiccichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appiccichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appiccicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| appiccicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appiccicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appiccichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appiccica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appiccichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appiccicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appiccicando | gerund |
| appiccicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Requires an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to keep the hard 'c' sound: 'appiccichi'.
- The past participle 'appiccicato' often translates as 'sticky' or 'clingy'.