Meaning
to dry
- to wipe, mop
- to dry out, become dry
In a sentence
Puoi asciugare i piatti mentre io cucino?
Can you dry the dishes while I cook?
Ho asciugato il pavimento con uno straccio.
I dried the floor with a rag.
Asciuga bene i capelli dopo la doccia.
Dry your hair well after the shower.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| asciugare | infinitive |
| asciughiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| asciugo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| asciugate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| asciughi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| asciuga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| asciugavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| asciugavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| asciugavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| asciugavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| asciugava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| asciugammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| asciugai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| asciugaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| asciugasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| asciugò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| asciugheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| asciugherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| asciugherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| asciugherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| asciugherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| asciughiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| asciughi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| asciughiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| asciughi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| asciughino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| asciughi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| asciugassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| asciugassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| asciugaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| asciugassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| asciugasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| asciugheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| asciugherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| asciughereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| asciugheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| asciugherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| asciughiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| asciugate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| asciuga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| asciugando | gerund |
| asciugato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For drying something, use transitive asciugare: Asciugo i piatti. For becoming dry, use reflexive/intransitive asciugarsi or inanimate si asciuga.
- Past tense with reflexive uses essere: mi sono asciugato/a. Non-reflexive transitive takes avere: ho asciugato i capelli.
- Asciugare often means towel-dry or wipe dry; seccare more often means dry out completely, and can also mean annoy.