Meaning
to ingest, swallow
- to take food, liquid, or another substance into the body by swallowing
In a sentence
Il bambino ha ingerito una piccola moneta ed è andato al pronto soccorso.
The child swallowed a small coin and went to the emergency room.
Attenzione a non ingerire il prodotto durante l'applicazione.
Be careful not to ingest the product during application.
Quante calorie ingerisci mediamente durante la giornata?
How many calories do you ingest on average during the day?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ingerire | infinitive |
| ingerisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingerisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingerisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingeriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingerite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingeriscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingerivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ingerivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ingeriva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ingerivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ingerivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ingerivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ingerii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ingeristi | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ingerì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ingerimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ingeriste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ingerirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ingerirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ingerirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ingerirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ingeriremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ingerirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ingeriranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ingerisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingerisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingerisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
Usage notes
- Conjugated with the '-isc-' infix in the present indicative and subjunctive (e.g. 'ingerisco').
- More formal and medical than 'mandare giù' or 'deglutire'.
- Do not confuse with the reflexive pronominal 'ingerirsi' (to meddle, interfere).