heypolyglot
Italian

bazzicare

/baddziˈka.re/verbC1
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Meaning

to hang around

  • To frequent or spend time in a particular place
  • To associate with or hang out with certain people

In a sentence

Bazzica spesso quel bar vicino alla stazione centrale.

He often hangs around that bar near the central station.

Non bazzico più quell'ambiente da parecchio tempo.

I haven't frequented that scene for quite a while.

Chi bazzichi ultimamente nel tempo libero?

Who do you hang out with lately in your free time?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
bazzicareinfinitive
bazzicoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
bazzichiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
bazzicaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
bazzichiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
bazzicateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
bazzicanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
bazzicavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
bazzicaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
bazzicavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
bazzicavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
bazzicavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
bazzicavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
bazzicaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
bazzicastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
bazzicòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
bazzicammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
bazzicasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
bazzicaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
bazzicheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
bazzicheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
bazzicheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
bazzicheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
bazzichereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
bazzicherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
bazzichisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
bazzichisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
bazzichisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
bazzichiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
bazzichiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
bazzichinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
bazzicassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
bazzicassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
bazzicassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
bazzicassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
bazzicastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
bazzicasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
bazzichereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
bazzicheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
bazzicherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
bazzicheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
bazzicheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
bazzicherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
bazzicaimperative · singular · 2nd person
bazzichiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
bazzicateimperative · plural · 2nd person
bazzicandogerund
bazzicatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Informal: avoid in highly formal writing.
  • Can be transitive ('bazzicare un bar') or intransitive with 'in' or 'con'. Takes 'avere'.

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