Meaning
to land (a blow); to settle
- to land or deliver a blow, punch, or blow to someone
- to adjust, settle, or put something in order
- in reflexive form (assestarsi), to stabilize or settle down
In a sentence
Il pugile è riuscito ad assestare un colpo decisivo all'avversario.
The boxer managed to land a decisive blow on his opponent.
Dopo le oscillazioni iniziali, i prezzi sul mercato si sono finalmente assestati.
After initial fluctuations, market prices finally settled.
Bisogna assestare i bilanci prima di programmare nuovi investimenti.
We need to put the finances in order before planning new investments.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assestare | infinitive |
| assesto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assesti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assesta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assestate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assestano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assestavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assestavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assestava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assestavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assestavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assestavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assestai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assestasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assestò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assestammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assestaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assestarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assesterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assesterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assesterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assesteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assesterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assesteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assesti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assestino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assestassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assestasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assestassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assestaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assestassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assesterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assesteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assesterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assesteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assestereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assesterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assesta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assestiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assestate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assestando | gerund |
| assestato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used with 'colpo' (to strike a blow) or 'pugno' (to land a punch).
- The reflexive 'assestarsi' commonly describes prices, structures, or situations stabilizing.