Meaning
to evoke, conjure up
- to bring a feeling, memory, or image to mind
- to summon or call forth spirits or supernatural presences
In a sentence
Questo profumo evoca immediatamente i pomeriggi d'estate trascorsi al mare.
This scent immediately evokes summer afternoons spent by the sea.
Quali immagini vi evoca questo dipinto astratto?
What images does this abstract painting evoke for you?
Il discorso del ministro non intendeva affatto evocare vecchie polemiche.
The minister's speech had no intention of evoking old controversies.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| evocare | infinitive |
| evoco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| evochi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| evoca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evochiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| evocate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| evocano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| evocavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| evocavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| evocava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| evocavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| evocavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| evocavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| evocai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| evocasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| evocò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| evocammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| evocaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| evocarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| evocherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| evocherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| evocherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| evocheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| evocherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| evocheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| evochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| evochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| evochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evochiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| evochiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| evochino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| evocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| evocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| evocasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| evocassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| evocaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| evocassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| evocherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| evocheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| evocherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evocheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| evochereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| evocherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| evoca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| evochiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| evocate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| evocando | gerund |
| evocato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Adds an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g. 'evochi', 'evocherò') to maintain the hard /k/ sound.