Meaning
to imprison, jail
- to put in prison; to confine legally
In a sentence
La polizia ha incarcerato il sospettato dopo ore di interrogatorio.
The police imprisoned the suspect after hours of questioning.
Il giudice ha deciso di incarcerarlo fino al processo.
The judge decided to jail him until the trial.
Non possono incarcerare nessuno senza prove sufficienti.
They cannot imprison anyone without sufficient evidence.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incarcerare | infinitive |
| incarcero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarceri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarceriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarcerate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcerano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarceravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incarceravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcerava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incarceravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incarceravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incarceravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incarcerai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incarcerasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcerò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incarcerammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incarceraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcerarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incarcererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incarcererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incarcereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incarcererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incarceri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarceri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarceri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarceriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarceriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcerino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarcerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incarcerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcerasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incarcerassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incarceraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcerassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incarcererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incarcereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incarcererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incarcereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incarcerereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incarcera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incarceriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incarcerate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incarcerando | gerund |
| incarcerato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugated with avere.
- Formal near-synonym of arrestare or mettere in prigione.