Meaning
to inform, to warn
- to inform, to notify
- to warn, to alert
In a sentence
Ti avviso se vedo Marco in ufficio.
I'll let you know if I see Marco at the office.
Mi hai avvisato troppo tardi ieri sera.
You warned me too late last night.
Puoi avvisare Luca che arrivo tra dieci minuti?
Can you let Luca know that I'll arrive in ten minutes?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| avvisare | infinitive |
| avvisiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| avviso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| avvisate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvisa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvisavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvisavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvisavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avvisava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avvisammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| avvisai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| avvisaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| avvisò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| avviseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| avviserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| avviserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| avviserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| avviseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| avviserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| avvisiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| avvisiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvisi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvisassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvisassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvisaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avvisasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avviseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| avviserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| avvisereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avviseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avviserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avviserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvisiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| avvisate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| avvisa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| avvisando | gerund |
| avvisato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use avvisare for practical notifications or warnings; informare sounds more formal and official.
- Common pattern: avvisare qualcuno di qualcosa / che... Learners often wrongly copy English and omit di or che.
- For 'warn against', prefer mettere in guardia da/contro or avvertire di; avvisare is less idiomatic there.