Meaning
to lie in wait, station
- (appostarsi) to lie in wait, stake out, take up a watching position
- to station, position (guards, lookouts)
In a sentence
I fotografi si sono appostati davanti all'albergo.
The photographers staked out in front of the hotel.
Il gatto si apposta immobile per catturare il topo.
The cat lies in wait motionless to catch the mouse.
Gli agenti decisero di appostare una vedetta sul tetto.
The officers decided to station a lookout on the roof.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| appostare | infinitive |
| apposto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appostiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appostano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appostavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appostavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appostava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appostavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appostavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appostavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| appostai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| appostasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| appostò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| appostammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| appostaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| appostarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| apposterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| apposterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| apposterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| apposteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| apposterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| apposteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| appostiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| appostino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| appostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| appostassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| appostasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| appostassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| appostaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| appostassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| apposterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| apposteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| apposterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| apposteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| appostereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| apposterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| apposta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| appostiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| appostate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| appostando | gerund |
| appostato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Far more common in the reflexive/pronominal form 'appostarsi' than in the active voice.
- Takes 'essere' when conjugated reflexively ('i poliziotti si sono appostati').