Meaning
debate, discuss, struggle
- To debate or discuss an issue thoroughly.
- (dibattersi) To writhe, struggle, or flail to free oneself or cope with distress.
In a sentence
Gli esperti hanno dibattuto a lungo sulle nuove riforme economiche.
The experts debated the new economic reforms at length.
Il pesce pescato si dibatteva sulla riva del fiume.
The caught fish was thrashing about on the riverbank.
Non c'è motivo di dibattere ancora su questo argomento.
There is no reason to debate this topic any further.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dibattere | infinitive |
| dibatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dibatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dibattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dibattete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dibattono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dibattevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dibattevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dibattevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dibattevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dibattevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dibattei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dibattesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dibattemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dibatteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dibatterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dibatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dibatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dibatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dibatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dibatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dibatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dibatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dibattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dibattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dibattano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dibattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dibattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dibattesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dibattessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dibatteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dibattessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dibatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dibatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dibatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dibatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dibattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dibatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dibatti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dibattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dibattete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dibattendo | gerund |
| dibattuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive uses take 'avere'; reflexive 'dibattersi' takes 'essere'.
- More formal than 'discutere'.