Meaning
to dismiss, to discharge
- to permit or order someone to leave; to dismiss
- to discharge someone from military service
- (reflexive: congedarsi) to take one's leave; to say goodbye formally
In a sentence
Il direttore ha congedato l'ospite con una stretta di mano.
The director dismissed the guest with a handshake.
Dopo molti anni di servizio, il soldato è stato congedato con onore.
After many years of service, the soldier was discharged with honor.
Prima di andarsene, l'ambasciatore si congedò cordialmente dai presenti.
Before leaving, the ambassador cordially took his leave of those present.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| congedare | infinitive |
| congedo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| congedi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| congeda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| congediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| congedate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| congedano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| congedavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| congedavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| congedava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| congedavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| congedavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| congedavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| congedai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| congedasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| congedò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| congedammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| congedaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| congedarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| congederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| congederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| congederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| congederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| congederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| congederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| congedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| congedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| congedi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| congediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| congediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| congedino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| congedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| congedassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| congedasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| congedassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| congedaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| congedassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| congederei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| congederesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| congederebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| congederemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| congedereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| congederebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| congeda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| congediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| congedate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| congedando | gerund |
| congedato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: avoid in everyday casual contexts; use 'salutare' or 'mandare via' instead.
- Takes 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'congedarsi' takes 'essere'.