Meaning
to engage, get going
- to engage gears or mesh teeth in machinery
- to get going smoothly, to take off, to gain momentum (of work, an activity, or a person)
In a sentence
Devi premere la frizione prima di ingranare la prima.
You must press the clutch before putting it into first gear.
All'inizio era dura, ma ora il lavoro ha finalmente ingranato.
At first it was tough, but now the work has finally hit its stride.
La mattina ci metto sempre un'ora per ingranare.
In the morning it always takes me an hour to get going.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ingranare | infinitive |
| ingrano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingrani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingrana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingraniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingranate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingranavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ingranavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ingranava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ingranavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ingranavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ingranai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ingranasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ingranò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ingranammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ingranaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ingranerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ingranerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ingranerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ingraneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ingranerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ingraneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ingrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingrani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingraniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingraniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingranassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ingranassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ingranasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ingranassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ingranaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ingranerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ingraneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ingranerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ingraneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ingranereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ingrana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ingraniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ingranate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ingranando | gerund |
| ingranato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive when engaging gears; intransitive with 'avere' when meaning 'to get into gear / hit one's stride'.
- Very common figuratively: 'finalmente la giornata ingrana' (finally the day is getting going).