Meaning
to savour, to relish
- to taste or drink slowly to enjoy the flavour
- to enjoy an experience or moment fully and deeply
In a sentence
Chiudi gli occhi e assapora questo vino con calma.
Close your eyes and savour this wine slowly.
Vuoi assaporare ogni istante di questa bella vacanza?
Do you want to relish every moment of this lovely holiday?
Non ha avuto tempo di assaporare il successo del suo libro.
He did not have time to savour the success of his book.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assaporare | infinitive |
| assaporo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assapori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assapora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assaporate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assaporavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assaporavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assaporavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assaporai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assaporasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assaporaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assaporerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assaporerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assaporerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assapori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assapori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assapori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assaporiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assaporassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assaporassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assaporaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assaporerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assaporeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assaporeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assaporereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assapora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assaporiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assaporate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assaporando | gerund |
| assaporato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used in figurative contexts, such as savoring victory or success.