Meaning
to fill in, to fill out, to complete
- to fill in, to fill out
- to compile, to draw up
- to compile (computing)
In a sentence
Devo compilare questo modulo prima di uscire.
I have to fill out this form before leaving.
Hai già compilato la lista della spesa?
Have you already made the shopping list?
Non so compilare bene un curriculum.
I don't know how to fill out a resume well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| compilare | infinitive |
| compiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| compilo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| compilate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compili | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compilano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compila | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compilavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compilavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compilavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compilavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compilavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compilava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compilammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| compilai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| compilaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| compilasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| compilarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| compilò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| compileremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| compilerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| compilerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| compilerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| compileranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| compilerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| compiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| compili | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| compiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compili | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compilino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compili | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compilassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| compilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| compilaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| compilassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| compilassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| compilasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| compileremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| compilerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| compilereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| compileresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| compilerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| compilerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| compiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| compilate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| compila | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| compilando | gerund |
| compilato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use compilare for forms, fields, and official documents. For finishing a task, prefer completare or finire.
- For lists, reports, or rankings, compilare is common; for software code, Italians usually say programmare or scrivere codice, not compilare.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho compilato il modulo, not sono compilato.