Meaning
to please; to indulge
- to satisfy or indulge someone's wishes
- (compiacersi) to take pleasure or pride in something; to be complacent
In a sentence
Cerca sempre di compiacere i suoi superiori invece di esprimere idee proprie.
He always tries to please his superiors instead of expressing his own ideas.
Lo scrittore si compiaceva dei complimenti ricevuti dalla critica letteraria.
The writer took pleasure in the compliments received from literary critics.
Non dovresti compiacere gli altri a discapito della tua serenità.
You should not please others at the expense of your peace of mind.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| compiacere | infinitive |
| compiaccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| compiaci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compiace | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compiacciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| compiacete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacciono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compiacevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compiacevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compiaceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compiacevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compiacevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compiacqui | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| compiacesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| compiacque | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| compiacemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| compiaceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacquero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| compiacerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| compiacerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| compiacerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| compiaceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| compiacerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| compiaceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| compiaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| compiaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compiaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compiacciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| compiacciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compiacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compiacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compiacesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compiacessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compiaceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compiacerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| compiaceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compiacerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compiaceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| compiacereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compiaci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| compiacciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| compiacete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| compiacendo | gerund |
| compiaciuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: mainly used in formal, literary, or reflective contexts.
- Conjugated irregularly like 'piacere', but takes direct object or 'a' depending on nuance.
- Takes 'avere' in transitive active uses, 'essere' when reflexive ('compiacersi').
- present: compiaccio, compiaci, compiace, compiacciamo, compiacete, compiacciono