Meaning
to start, to launch
- to set in motion
In a sentence
L'anno scorso hanno avviato una nuova attività.
Last year they started a new business.
Hai già avviato il computer stamattina?
Did you already start the computer this morning?
Non avviare il video senza di me.
Don't start the video without me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| avviare | infinitive |
| avviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvii | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avviano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avviavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avviavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avviavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avviavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avviavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avviava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avviammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| avviai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| avviaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| avviasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| avviarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| avviò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| avvieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| avvierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| avvierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| avvierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| avvieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| avvierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| avviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvii | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvii | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avviino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvii | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avviassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avviassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avviaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avviassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avviassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avviasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avvieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| avviate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| avvia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| avviando | gerund |
| avviato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use avviare for machines, procedures, projects, or businesses; for a person beginning an action, iniziare is often more natural.
- Very common in technical and bureaucratic contexts: avviare il computer, avviare una pratica, avviare un'indagine.
- As a transitive verb it takes avere: ho avviato il programma. Reflexive avviarsi usually takes essere: si è avviato verso casa.
- present: avvio, avvii, avvia, avviamo, avviate, avviano