Meaning
to exclude, to rule out
- to exclude (someone), to leave out
- to exclude, to rule out (a circumstance, a hypothesis)
- to deny
- to shut out, to bar, to lock out
In a sentence
Non possiamo escludere un errore nel conto.
We can't rule out a mistake in the bill.
Perché mi hai escluso dal gruppo ieri?
Why did you leave me out of the group yesterday?
Escludi Marco dalla chat, per favore.
Exclude Marco from the chat, please.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| escludere | infinitive |
| escludiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| escludo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| escludete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| escludi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| escludono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esclude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| escludevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| escludevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| escludevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| escludevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| escludevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| escludeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| escludemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| esclusi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| escludeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| escludesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| esclusero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| escluse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| escluderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| escluderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| escluderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| escluderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| escluderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| escluderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| escludiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| escluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| escludiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| escluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| escludano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| escluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| escludessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| escludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| escludeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| escludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| escludessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| escludesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| escluderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| escluderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| escludereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| escluderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| escluderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| escluderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| escludiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| escludete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| escludi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| escludendo | gerund |
| escluso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use escludere for formal exclusion or ruling something out; lasciare fuori is more everyday for physically or socially leaving someone out.
- For hypotheses or possibilities, Italian often says non si può escludere che + subjunctive.
- Past participle is escluso. With avere: ho escluso. In passive or adjectival use: è escluso, sono esclusi.
- past participle escluso