Meaning
study further
- to examine in greater detail
- to deepen knowledge of a subject
In a sentence
Vorrei approfondire questo argomento nel weekend.
I'd like to study this topic more deeply at the weekend.
Hai approfondito la storia del film?
Did you look more deeply into the story of the film?
Non possiamo approfondire tutto in una lezione.
We can't explore everything in one lesson.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| approfondire | infinitive |
| approfondisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfondisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfondite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| approfondivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| approfondivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| approfondisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| approfondiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| approfondirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| approfondirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfondisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| approfondissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| approfondiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| approfondiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| approfondiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| approfondireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| approfondisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| approfondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| approfondite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| approfondendo | gerund |
| approfondito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common in study/work contexts: approfondire un tema.
- Usually takes a direct object.
- Can be concrete or abstract, but often intellectual.