Meaning
to plot, to conspire
- To secretly make plans with others to carry out a harmful or unlawful act
In a sentence
Sospettava che i suoi colleghi stessero complottando contro di lui.
He suspected that his colleagues were plotting against him.
Un piccolo gruppo di ribelli complottò per rovesciare il potere.
A small group of rebels plotted to overthrow the government.
Non c'è motivo di credere che stiano complottando nell'ombra.
There is no reason to believe that they are conspiring in the shadows.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| complottare | infinitive |
| complotto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| complotti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complotta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complottiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| complottate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complottano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complottavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complottavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complottava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complottavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complottavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complottavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complottai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| complottasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| complottò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| complottammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| complottaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| complottarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| complotterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| complotterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| complotterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| complotteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| complotterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| complotteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| complotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| complotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complotti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complottiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| complottiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complottino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complottassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| complottassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| complottasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| complottassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| complottaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| complottassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| complotterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| complotteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| complotterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| complotteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| complottereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| complotterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| complotta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| complottiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| complottate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| complottando | gerund |
| complottato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually constructed with 'contro' (to plot against someone/something): 'complottare contro il governo'.