Meaning
to excel
- to be exceptionally good at something; to stand out
In a sentence
Ha sempre saputo eccellere nelle materie scientifiche fin da bambino.
He has always managed to excel in scientific subjects since childhood.
Per eccellere in questo campo occorrono dedizione e continuo aggiornamento.
To excel in this field, dedication and continuous updating are required.
In quale disciplina sportiva eccelleva tua sorella durante gli studi?
In which sport did your sister excel during her studies?
Word forms (47)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| eccellere | infinitive |
| eccello | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| eccelli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eccelle | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eccelliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| eccellete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eccellevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| eccellevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| eccelleva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| eccellevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| eccellevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| eccelsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| eccellesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| eccelse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| eccellemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| eccelleste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| eccelsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| eccellerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| eccellerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| eccellerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| eccelleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| eccellerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| eccelleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| eccella | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| eccella | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eccella | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eccelliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| eccelliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eccellessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| eccellessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| eccellesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| eccellessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| eccelleste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| eccellerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| eccelleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eccellerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eccelleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| eccellereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eccelli | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| eccelliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| eccellete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| eccellendo | gerund |
Usage notes
- Usually constructed with the preposition 'in' (e.g., 'eccellere nello studio').
- Defective verb: lacks a past participle and compound tenses; 'eccelso' is used exclusively as an adjective.