Meaning
meet; run into
- to meet, come across, bump into, run into, find, encounter
- to play, fight
- to happen
In a sentence
Ho incontrato Luca al supermercato ieri sera.
I ran into Luca at the supermarket last night.
Domani incontro Marta in centro.
Tomorrow I'm meeting Marta downtown.
Oggi ho incontrato un vecchio amico.
Today I ran into an old friend.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incontrare | infinitive |
| incontriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| incontro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| incontrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incontri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incontra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incontravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incontravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incontravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incontravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incontravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incontrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incontrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| incontrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| incontraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| incontrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| incontrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| incontreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| incontrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| incontrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| incontrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| incontreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| incontrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| incontriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| incontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| incontriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incontrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| incontrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| incontraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| incontrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| incontrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| incontreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| incontrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| incontrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| incontreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| incontrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| incontriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| incontrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| incontra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| incontrando | gerund |
| incontrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'incontrare' for unplanned meetings; 'vedere' or 'trovare' for planned ones.
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho incontrato), not 'essere', even for reflexive 'incontrarsi'.
- Common mistake: overusing 'incontrare' for 'to meet' in formal contexts; 'conoscere' is often better.