Meaning
dock; moor
- to bring a boat or ship to a dock or quay
- to come alongside and stop at a port

In a sentence
Il traghetto attracca ogni mattina alle otto.
The ferry docks every morning at eight.
Quando attracca la nave da Napoli?
When does the ship from Naples dock?
Non possiamo attraccare qui con il vento forte.
We can't dock here with the strong wind.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| attraccare | infinitive |
| attracco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| attracchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attracca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attracchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| attraccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attraccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attraccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attraccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attraccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attraccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attraccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| attraccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| attraccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| attraccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| attraccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| attraccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| attraccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| attraccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| attraccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| attraccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| attracchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| attracchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attracchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attracchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| attracchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attracchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attraccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attraccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attraccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attraccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attraccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attraccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| attraccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attraccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attraccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| attracchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attracca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| attracchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| attraccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| attraccando | gerund |
| attraccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used mainly for boats, ships, and ferries.
- Can be transitive or intransitive: attraccare la barca / la barca attracca.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses.