Meaning
to loom, overhang
- to hang over ominously or threaten from close by
- to weigh upon someone as a duty or responsibility
In a sentence
Una grave minaccia incombe sul futuro della nostra comunità.
A serious threat looms over our community's future.
Nubi scure incombevano sulla valle prima del temporale.
Dark clouds loomed over the valley before the storm.
La responsabilità della scelta incombe interamente su di noi.
The responsibility of the choice falls entirely on us.
Word forms (44)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incombere | infinitive |
| incombo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incombi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incombe | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incombiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incombete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incombono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incombevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incombevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incombeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incombevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incombevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incombevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incombei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incombesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incombé | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incombemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incombeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incomberono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incomberò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incomberai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incomberà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incomberemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incomberete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incomberanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incomba | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incombiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incombiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incombano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incombessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incombessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incombesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incombessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incombeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incombessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incomberei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incomberesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incomberebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incomberemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incombereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incomberebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incombendo | gerund |
Usage notes
- Defective verb: lacks a past participle and compound tenses (no passato prossimo).
- Takes the preposition su (e.g., incombere su qualcuno/qualcosa).