Meaning
to stick to, abide by
- to stick to, abide by, or comply with (usually reflexive: attenersi a)
- to pertain to, concern, or relate to (formal, rare without preposition)
In a sentence
Durante la prova bisogna attenersi scrupolosamente alle istruzioni fornite.
During the test one must strictly stick to the instructions provided.
Il testimone ha preferito attenersi solo ai fatti osservati.
The witness preferred to stick only to the observed facts.
Dobbiamo attenerci all'ordine del giorno senza aprire altre discussioni.
We must stick to the agenda without opening other discussions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| attenere | infinitive |
| attengo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| attieni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attiene | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atteniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| attenete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attengono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attenevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attenevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| atteneva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attenevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attenevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attenevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attenni | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| attenesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| attenne | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| attenemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| atteneste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| attennero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| atterrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| atterremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| atterrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| atterranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| attenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| attenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atteniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| atteniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attengano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attenesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attenessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| atteneste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attenessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| atterrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| atterresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| atterrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| atterremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| atterreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| atterrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attieni | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| atteniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| attenete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| attenendo | gerund |
| attenuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in administrative, academic, and professional texts.
- Almost always used pronominally as 'attenersi a' followed by a noun or infinitive.
- present: attengo, attieni, attiene, atteniamo, attenete, attengono