Meaning
to hit, to centre
- to hit a target or goal accurately
- to position something in the center
- to grasp or pinpoint the essence of a question or issue
In a sentence
L'arciere ha centrato il bersaglio al primo tentativo.
The archer hit the target on the first try.
Con questa risposta hai centrato il punto del problema.
With this answer you hit the core of the problem.
Dovresti centrare il titolo sulla pagina prima di stampare.
You should center the title on the page before printing.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| centrare | infinitive |
| centro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| centri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| centra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| centriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| centrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| centrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| centravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| centravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| centrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| centravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| centravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| centravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| centrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| centrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| centrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| centrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| centraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| centrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| centrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| centrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| centrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| centreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| centrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| centreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| centri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| centri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| centri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| centriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| centriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| centrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| centrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| centrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| centrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| centrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| centraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| centrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| centrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| centreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| centrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| centreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| centrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| centrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| centra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| centriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| centrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| centrando | gerund |
| centrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with the idiom 'c'entrare' (to have to do with), spelled with an apostrophe.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.