Meaning
to scatter, to disperse
- to waste, to squander, to dissipate
- to disperse
- to rout, to defeat
In a sentence
Il vento ha disperso le foglie in giardino.
The wind scattered the leaves in the garden.
Non disperdere tempo con video troppo lunghi.
Don't waste time on videos that are too long.
Come possiamo disperdere la folla senza problemi?
How can we disperse the crowd without problems?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| disperdere | infinitive |
| disperdiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| disperdo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| disperdete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disperdi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disperdono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disperde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disperdevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disperdevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disperdevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disperdevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disperdevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disperdeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disperdemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dispersi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| disperdeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| disperdesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dispersero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| disperse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| disperderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| disperderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| disperderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| disperderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| disperderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| disperderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| disperdiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| disperda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| disperdiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disperda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disperdano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disperda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disperdessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| disperdessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| disperdeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| disperdessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| disperdessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| disperdesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| disperderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| disperderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| disperdereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| disperderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| disperderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| disperderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| disperdiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| disperdete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| disperdi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| disperdendo | gerund |
| disperso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use disperdere for scattering things, crowds, or energy; spargere is more for physically sprinkling substances like salt, seeds, or liquid.
- For money, time, or resources, disperdere sounds more formal than sprecare and often suggests dilution or loss, not just simple waste.
- It is usually transitive: disperdere qualcosa. Reflexive disperdersi means to scatter or get lost, especially of crowds, people, or thoughts.
- past participle disperso