Meaning
to swallow
- to pass food, drink, or an object down the throat into the stomach
- to accept an unpleasant reality or insult without protesting
In a sentence
Ho bevuto un bicchiere d'acqua per ingoiare la compressa.
I drank a glass of water to swallow the tablet.
Il bambino ha ingoiato una piccola moneta per sbaglio.
The child accidentally swallowed a small coin.
Con questo forte mal di gola non riesco a ingoiare niente.
With this bad sore throat I can't swallow anything.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ingoiare | infinitive |
| ingoio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingoi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ingoiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ingoiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ingoierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ingoierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingoi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ingoiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingoieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingoieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingoia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ingoiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ingoiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ingoiando | gerund |
| ingoiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- 'Deglutire' is a more clinical synonym for the physical act of swallowing.