Meaning
to take; enter
- to take or enter a road, street, or route
- to put food into someone's mouth
In a sentence
Abbiamo imboccato la strada sbagliata.
We took the wrong road.
Devo imboccare questa via?
Do I need to take this street?
Non imboccare l'autostrada senza benzina.
Don't enter the motorway without fuel.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imboccare | infinitive |
| imbocco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbocchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbocca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbocchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imboccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imboccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imboccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imboccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imboccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imboccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imboccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imboccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imboccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imboccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imboccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imboccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imboccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imboccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imboccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imboccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imbocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbocchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbocchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbocchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imboccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imboccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imboccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imboccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imboccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imboccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imboccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imboccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imboccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbocchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbocca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imbocchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imboccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imboccando | gerund |
| imboccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common with roads: imboccare l'autostrada, una via, l'uscita.
- Also transitive with a person: imboccare un bambino.
- In travel contexts it often means to head into the correct route.