Meaning
to be equivalent; amount to
- to be equal in value, meaning, or effect (to something)
- to correspond or amount to
In a sentence
Un miglio non equivale a un chilometro.
A mile is not equivalent to a kilometer.
Il suo lungo silenzio equivaleva a una confessione.
His long silence amounted to a confession.
Rinunciare adesso equivarrebbe a dichiararsi sconfitti.
Giving up now would amount to admitting defeat.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| equivalere | infinitive |
| equivalgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| equivali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| equivale | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| equivaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| equivalete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| equivalevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| equivalevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| equivaleva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| equivalevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| equivalevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| equivalsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| equivalesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| equivalse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| equivalemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| equivaleste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| equivarrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| equivarrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| equivarrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| equivarremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| equivarrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| equivarranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| equivalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| equivalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| equivalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| equivaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| equivaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| equivalessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| equivalessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| equivalesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| equivalessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| equivaleste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| equivarrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| equivarresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| equivarrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| equivarremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| equivarreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| equivarrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| equivali | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| equivaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| equivalete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| equivalendo | gerund |
| equivalso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Typically takes the preposition 'a': 'equivalere a' (to be equivalent to).
- Conjugated like 'valere': irregular present (io equivalgo), preterite (equivalse), and future (equivarrà).
- present: equivalgo, equivali, equivale, equivaliamo, equivalete, equivalgono
- past participle equivalso