Meaning
to applaud or clap
In a sentence
Tutti hanno applaudito alla fine del film.
Everyone applauded at the end of the movie.
Perché non applaudi anche tu?
Why don't you clap too?
Applaudiamo forte per la sua bella canzone.
Let's clap loudly for his beautiful song.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| applaudire | infinitive |
| applaudiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| applaudo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| applaudite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| applaude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| applaudivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| applaudivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| applaudiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| applaudii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| applaudiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| applaudì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| applaudirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| applaudirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| applaudirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| applauda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| applaudiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| applauda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| applauda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| applaudissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| applaudiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| applaudisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| applaudirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| applaudireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| applaudirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| applaudiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| applaudite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| applaudi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| applaudendo | gerund |
| applaudito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use applaudire for clapping or publicly praising; battere le mani is more literal for the physical act of clapping.
- It can take a direct object: applaudire qualcuno/qualcosa. English speakers often wrongly add a before the object.
- With avere in compound tenses: ho applaudito, not sono applaudito.