Meaning
to screw in, to screw
- to tighten or secure something using a screw or by turning it clockwise
- to screw a lid, cap, or bulb into place
In a sentence
Puoi aiutarmi ad avvitare questa mensola al muro?
Can you help me screw this shelf to the wall?
Non ho ancora avvitato il coperchio del barattolo.
I haven't screwed the lid onto the jar yet.
Avvita bene la vite, altrimenti la sedia traballa.
Tighten the screw well, otherwise the chair wobbles.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| avvitare | infinitive |
| avvito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avvita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avvitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avvitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| avvitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| avvitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| avvitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| avvitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| avviterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| avviterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| avviterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| avviteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| avviterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| avviteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| avviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avvitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| avvitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| avvitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| avvitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| avvitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| avviterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| avviteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| avviterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| avviteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| avvitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| avviterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| avvita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| avvitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| avvitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| avvitando | gerund |
| avvitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The opposite action (to unscrew) is 'svitare'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in compound tenses.