Meaning
to dwell, to reside
- To have one's fixed or prolonged residence in a place
- To reside or remain persistently in the mind or spirit (figurative)
In a sentence
Il saggio dimorava in un antico castello isolato.
The wise man dwelt in an ancient, isolated castle.
La pace interiore dimora in chi sa ascoltare.
Inner peace resides in those who know how to listen.
Non dimoreremo a lungo in questa terra sconosciuta.
We shall not dwell long in this unknown land.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dimorare | infinitive |
| dimoro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimoravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimoravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimoravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimoravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimoravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dimorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dimorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dimorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dimoraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dimorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dimorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dimorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dimoreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dimorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dimoreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dimori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dimorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dimorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dimorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dimoraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dimorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dimoreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dimorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dimoreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dimorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dimora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dimoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dimorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dimorando | gerund |
| dimorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Literary: avoid in everyday spoken Italian; prefer 'abitare' or 'vivere'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in compound tenses.