Meaning
reciprocate, return
- to respond in kind to a gesture, favour, greeting, or feeling
In a sentence
Grazie per l'invito, spero di poter contraccambiare presto.
Thanks for the invitation; I hope to reciprocate soon.
Ha sorriso timidamente, ma lei non ha contraccambiato.
He smiled shyly, but she did not return it.
Vorrei contraccambiare la tua gentilezza con una cena.
I would like to return your kindness with dinner.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| contraccambiare | infinitive |
| contraccambio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| contraccambieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| contraccambieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| contraccambia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| contraccambiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| contraccambiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| contraccambiando | gerund |
| contraccambiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses. Can be transitive (contraccambiare un favore) or used intransitively.