Meaning
to stuff, pad
- to fill or pad furniture, clothing, or cushions with soft material
- to stuff food with filling; to cram or pack tightly
In a sentence
Hanno deciso di imbottire di nuovo la vecchia poltrona.
They decided to restuff the old armchair.
La sarta imbottisce le spalle della giacca con ovatta.
The tailor pads the shoulders of the jacket with wadding.
Non imbottire troppo il cuscino, altrimenti diventa troppo duro.
Don't stuff the cushion too much, otherwise it becomes too hard.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imbottire | infinitive |
| imbottisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbottisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbottite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbottivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbottivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| imbottisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| imbottiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| imbottirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| imbottirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbottisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbottiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| imbottissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| imbottiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| imbottiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| imbottiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| imbottireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| imbottisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| imbottiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| imbottite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| imbottendo | gerund |
| imbottito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The past participle 'imbottito' is frequently used as an adjective (e.g. 'giacca imbottita', padded jacket).
- Takes the -isc- infix in the present: 'imbottisco', 'imbottisci', etc.