Meaning
loaf around, wander
- to wander aimlessly, hang about, or waste time without purpose
In a sentence
Invece di studiare, passa tutto il pomeriggio a bighellonare.
Instead of studying, he spends the whole afternoon loafing around.
Abbiamo bighellonato per i vicoli della città vecchia senza meta.
We wandered aimlessly through the alleys of the old town.
Non puoi continuare a bighellonare senza cercare un lavoro serio.
You cannot keep idling around without looking for a real job.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bighellonare | infinitive |
| bighellono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bighelloni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bighelloniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bighellonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bighellonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bighellonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bighellonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| bighellonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bighelloneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bighelloneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bighelloni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bighelloni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bighelloni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bighelloniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bighelloniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bighellonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bighellonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bighelloneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bighellonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bighelloneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bighellona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bighelloniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bighellonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bighellonando | gerund |
| bighellonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: used when wasting time idling or strolling with no goal.
- Conjugated with avere in compound tenses.