Meaning
to develop, to work out, to process
- to work out; to elaborate
- to write or compose (a text, law, etc.)
- to digest
- to produce; to emit
In a sentence
Devo elaborare un piano prima di partire.
I need to work out a plan before leaving.
Hai già elaborato il testo per il sito?
Have you already written the text for the website?
Il computer non riesce a elaborare tutti i dati.
The computer can't process all the data.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| elaborare | infinitive |
| elaboriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| elaboro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| elaborate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| elabori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| elabora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| elaboravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| elaboravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| elaboravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| elaboravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| elaboravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| elaborava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| elaborammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| elaborai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| elaboraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| elaborasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| elaborò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| elaboreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| elaborerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| elaborerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| elaborerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| elaboreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| elaborerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| elaboriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| elabori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| elaboriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| elabori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| elabori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| elaborassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| elaborassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| elaboraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| elaborassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| elaborasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| elaboreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| elaborerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| elaborereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| elaboreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| elaborerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| elaboriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| elaborate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| elabora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| elaborando | gerund |
| elaborato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often more formal than fare or sviluppare. In everyday speech, Italians may prefer preparare, sviluppare, or trattare depending on context.
- For food, elaborare can mean digest, but digerire is much more common in normal conversation.
- Very common with abstract or technical objects: elaborare un piano, dati, una teoria. Less natural for simple physical actions.