Meaning
bomb, bombard
- To drop bombs on or attack with artillery; to bomb.
- To overwhelm someone with questions, messages, or requests (figurative).
In a sentence
I giornalisti hanno bombardato il ministro di domande scomode.
The journalists bombarded the minister with awkward questions.
La città fu pesantemente bombardata durante il conflitto.
The city was heavily bombed during the conflict.
Non bombardarmi di messaggi mentre sono al lavoro!
Don't bombard me with messages while I'm at work!
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bombardare | infinitive |
| bombardo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| bombardi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bombarda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bombardiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| bombardate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bombardavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bombardavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bombardava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bombardavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bombardavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bombardai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| bombardasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| bombardò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| bombardammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| bombardaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| bombarderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| bombarderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| bombarderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| bombarderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| bombarderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| bombarderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| bombardi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| bombardi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bombardi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bombardiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| bombardiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bombardassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| bombardassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| bombardasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| bombardassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| bombardaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| bombarderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| bombarderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| bombarderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| bombarderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| bombardereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| bombarderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| bombarda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| bombardiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| bombardate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| bombardando | gerund |
| bombardato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary. Frequently used figuratively: 'bombardare di domande'.