Meaning
to scheme, to plot
- to devise, plan, or concoct an elaborate plan or deception
- to design or construct thoughtfully (rare or figurative)
In a sentence
I malviventi hanno architettato un piano per rapinare la banca.
The criminals schemed a plan to rob the bank.
Cosa state architettando alle mie spalle?
What are you scheming behind my back?
Nessuno crede che abbiano architettato questa truffa da soli.
Nobody believes they plotted this scam all by themselves.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| architettare | infinitive |
| architetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| architetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| architetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| architettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| architettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| architettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| architettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| architettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| architettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| architettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| architettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| architettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| architettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| architettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| architettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| architettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| architettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| architettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| architetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| architetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| architetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| architetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| architetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| architetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| architetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| architetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| architetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| architettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| architettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| architettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| architettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| architettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| architettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| architettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| architettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| architettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| architetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| architetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| architetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| architetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| architettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| architetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| architetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| architettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| architettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| architettando | gerund |
| architettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually carries a negative or suspicious connotation, similar to 'to cook up' or 'to engineer a plot'.
- Takes the auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.