Meaning
to divert; turn off
- to change direction from the usual route
- to divert traffic or movement to another route
- to turn off from a road or path
In a sentence
Per i lavori, gli autobus deviano verso il centro.
Because of roadworks, the buses are diverted toward the center.
Dobbiamo deviare da questa strada?
Do we have to turn off this road?
Oggi non devio dal mio percorso abituale.
Today I’m not leaving my usual route.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| deviare | infinitive |
| devio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| devii | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| devia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| deviate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| deviano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| deviavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| deviavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| deviava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| deviavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| deviavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| deviavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| deviai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| deviasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| deviò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| deviammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| deviaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| deviarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| devierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| devierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| devierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| devieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| devierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| devieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| devii | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| devii | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| devii | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| deviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Often used with da or verso: deviare dal percorso, deviare verso il centro.
- In travel contexts, it can be transitive or intransitive: Il traffico devia / La polizia devia il traffico.
- Not the same as evitare: deviare means change route, not avoid completely.
- present: devio, devii, devia, deviamo, deviate, deviano