Meaning
focus, centre on
- To focus or base something around a central theme
- (Reflexive/Passive) To be centred or focused on something
In a sentence
La conferenza di oggi si incentra sui problemi del clima.
Today's conference focuses on climate issues.
Il professore ha incentrato la lezione sulla storia moderna.
The professor centred the lesson on modern history.
Non dobbiamo incentrare tutto il dibattito su un solo dettaglio.
We shouldn't focus the whole debate on a single detail.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incentrare | infinitive |
| incentro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incentri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incentra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incentriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incentrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incentravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incentravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incentrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incentravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incentravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incentravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incentrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incentrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incentrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incentrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incentraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incentrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incentrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incentrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incentreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incentrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incentreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incentri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incentri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incentri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incentriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incentriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incentrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incentrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incentrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incentrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incentraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incentrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incentreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incentrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incentreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incentrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incentra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incentriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incentrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incentrando | gerund |
| incentrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most frequently encountered in the reflexive 'incentrarsi su' or past participle 'incentrato su'.
- Takes the preposition 'su'.