Meaning
to operate, activate
- to set a machine, mechanism, or device into motion or operation
In a sentence
Premi questo pulsante rosso per azionare il meccanismo.
Press this red button to activate the mechanism.
Chi ha azionato l'allarme antincendio per errore?
Who triggered the fire alarm by mistake?
Non azionare quel dispositivo prima di leggere le istruzioni.
Do not operate that device before reading the instructions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| azionare | infinitive |
| aziono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| azioni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aziona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| azioniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| azionate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| azionano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| azionavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| azionavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| azionava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| azionavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| azionavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| azionavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| azionai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| azionasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| azionò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| azionammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| azionaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| azionarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| azionerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| azionerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| azionerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| azioneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| azionerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| azioneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| azioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| azioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| azioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| azioniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| azioniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| azionino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| azionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| azionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| azionasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| azionassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| azionaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| azionassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| azionerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| azioneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| azionerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| azioneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| azionereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| azionerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aziona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| azioniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| azionate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| azionando | gerund |
| azionato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with auxiliary 'avere'.
- Often used with mechanisms like levers, alarms, buttons, or brakes.