Meaning
to occupy, commit, pawn
- to occupy, take up (time, attention)
- to commit, bind
- to pawn, pledge
In a sentence
Ho impegnato l'orologio per pagare l'affitto.
I pawned the watch to pay the rent.
Puoi impegnarti a finire il lavoro oggi?
Can you commit to finishing the work today?
Non voglio impegnare tutto il mio tempo.
I don't want to take up all my time.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impegnare | infinitive |
| impegniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impegno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| impegnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impegni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impegna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impegnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impegnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impegnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impegnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impegnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impegnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impegnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impegnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impegnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| impegnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impegneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| impegnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| impegnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| impegnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| impegneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| impegnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| impegniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| impegniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impegni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impegnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impegnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impegnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impegnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impegneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impegnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| impegnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impegneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impegnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impegniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impegnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impegna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impegnando | gerund |
| impegnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in reflexive form impegnarsi: means committing oneself or making an effort, more natural than plain impegnare in everyday speech.
- For schedules, Italians often say essere impegnato: Sono impegnato domani = I'm busy tomorrow, not necessarily morally obliged.
- Impegnare can sound formal or bureaucratic in non-reflexive uses like impegnare risorse or impegnare qualcuno in un progetto.