Meaning
to instil, inspire
- to inspire or instil a feeling or virtue in someone
- to infuse or steep a substance in liquid
In a sentence
Le sue parole calme sono riuscite a infondere fiducia a tutta la squadra.
His calm words managed to instil confidence in the whole team.
Il capitano cercava di infondere coraggio ai compagni prima della gara.
The captain tried to instil courage in his teammates before the match.
Quella musica dolce infonde una sensazione di pace.
That gentle music brings about a feeling of peace.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infondere | infinitive |
| infondo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| infondi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infonde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| infondete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infondono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infondevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infondevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infondeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infondevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infondevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infondevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infusi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| infondesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| infuse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| infondemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| infondeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| infusero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| infonderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| infonderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| infonderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| infonderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| infonderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| infonderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| infonda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| infonda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infonda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| infondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infondano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infondesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infondessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infondeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infondessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infonderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| infonderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infonderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infonderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| infondereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infonderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infondi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| infondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| infondete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| infondendo | gerund |
| infuso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the preposition 'a' for the person receiving the feeling: 'infondere coraggio a qualcuno'.
- past participle infuso