Meaning
to circulate
- to move along, to drive (of traffic)
In a sentence
In questa stanza non circola abbastanza aria.
Not enough air circulates in this room.
Hai sentito che circola una nuova voce?
Did you hear that a new rumor is going around?
Dopo il pranzo, il sangue è circolato meglio.
After lunch, the blood circulated better.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| circolare | infinitive |
| circoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| circolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| circolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| circoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| circolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| circola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| circolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| circolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| circolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| circolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| circolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| circolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| circolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| circolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| circolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| circolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| circolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| circolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| circoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| circolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| circolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| circolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| circoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| circolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| circoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| circoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| circoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| circoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| circolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| circoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| circolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| circolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| circolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| circolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| circolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| circolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| circoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| circolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| circolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| circoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| circolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| circolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| circoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| circolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| circola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| circolando | gerund |
| circolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use circolare for things moving around broadly: denaro, notizie, aria. For vehicles, prefer andare/girare unless you mean traffic flow formally.
- With essere in compound tenses: il denaro è circolato, le voci sono circolate. Agree the past participle with the subject.
- Common in formal or neutral contexts: documenti, informazioni, virus. In casual speech, diffondersi or girare may sound more natural for rumors or posts.