Meaning
compete, race
- to take part in a competition
- to race against others in sport

In a sentence
Mio fratello gareggia ogni domenica.
My brother competes every Sunday.
Vuoi gareggiare con noi sabato?
Do you want to compete with us on Saturday?
Non ha gareggiato per un infortunio.
He did not compete because of an injury.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gareggiare | infinitive |
| gareggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| gareggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gareggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| gareggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| gareggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| gareggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| gareggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gareggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| gareggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gareggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| gareggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gareggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| gareggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| gareggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| gareggiando | gerund |
| gareggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used with in or per: gareggiare in una gara, per il titolo.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses.
- Related noun: gara = competition, race.