Meaning
to assimilate, to absorb
- To absorb, comprehend, and integrate knowledge, concepts, or information thoroughly.
- To absorb nutrients or substances into the body.
- To compare or treat as equivalent.
In a sentence
Ci vuole tempo e pratica per assimilare tutte queste regole grammaticali.
It takes time and practice to absorb all these grammatical rules.
L'organismo non riesce ad assimilare il ferro senza un apporto adeguato di vitamine.
The body cannot absorb iron without an adequate intake of vitamins.
Non si possono assimilare due situazioni storiche così radicalmente diverse.
One cannot equate two historical situations that are so radically different.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| assimilare | infinitive |
| assimilo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| assimili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assimila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assimiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| assimilate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assimilavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assimilavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assimilava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assimilavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assimilavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assimilai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| assimilasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| assimilò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| assimilammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| assimilaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| assimilerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| assimilerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| assimilerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| assimileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| assimilerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| assimileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| assimili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| assimili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assimili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assimiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| assimiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assimilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| assimilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| assimilasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| assimilassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| assimilaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| assimilerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| assimileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| assimilerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| assimileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| assimilereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| assimila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| assimiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| assimilate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| assimilando | gerund |
| assimilato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- When used to mean 'to equate with', it takes the preposition 'a' ('assimilare X a Y').