Meaning
to blame, criticize
- to express disapproval of someone or something; to fault or censure
In a sentence
Nessuno può biasimarti per aver rifiutato quell'offerta.
Nobody can blame you for having turned down that offer.
La critica ha biasimato la sua decisione di lasciare la compagnia.
The critics blamed his decision to leave the company.
Non ti biasimo affatto se preferisci rimanere a casa stasera.
I don't blame you at all if you prefer to stay home tonight.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| biasimare | infinitive |
| biasimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| biasimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| biasima | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| biasimate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| biasimavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| biasimavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| biasimasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| biasimaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| biasimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| biasimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| biasimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| biasimiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| biasimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| biasimaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| biasimerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| biasimeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| biasimeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| biasimereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| biasima | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| biasimiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| biasimate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| biasimando | gerund |
| biasimato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: 'biasimare' is elevated; in daily speech 'criticare' or 'dare la colpa a' are more common.
- The negative phrase 'non posso biasimarlo' matches English 'I can't blame him'.