Meaning
to soak, to permeate
- to soak, saturate, or steep a material thoroughly with a liquid or odor
- to permeate or fill deeply with an atmosphere, idea, or feeling (figurative)
In a sentence
La pioggia battente ha impregnato completamente i nostri vestiti.
The heavy rain completely soaked our clothes.
I suoi racconti sono impregnati di nostalgia per il passato.
Her stories are permeated with nostalgia for the past.
Bisogna impregnare il legno di una vernice protettiva.
The wood needs to be saturated with a protective varnish.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| impregnare | infinitive |
| impregno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| impregni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impregna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impregniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| impregnate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impregnavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impregnavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impregnava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impregnavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impregnavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impregnai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| impregnasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| impregnò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| impregnammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| impregnaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| impregnerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| impregnerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| impregnerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| impregneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| impregnerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| impregneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| impregni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| impregni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impregni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impregniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| impregniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impregnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| impregnassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| impregnasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| impregnassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| impregnaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| impregnerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| impregneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| impregnerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| impregneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| impregnereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| impregna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| impregniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| impregnate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| impregnando | gerund |
| impregnato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often takes the preposition 'di': 'impregnare qualcosa di' (to soak something with).
- Frequently used reflexively or passively: 'impregnarsi di' (to become soaked or filled with).