Meaning
to intimidate, to frighten
- to cause fear, hesitation, or insecurity in someone
In a sentence
Il tono minaccioso del capo non l'ha affatto intimorita.
The boss's threatening tone did not intimidate her at all.
Cerca di non farti intimorire durante l'esame orale.
Try not to let yourself get intimidated during the oral exam.
Queste domande difficili non intimoriscono gli studenti preparati.
These difficult questions do not intimidate well-prepared students.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intimorire | infinitive |
| intimorisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intimorisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intimoriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intimorite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intimoriscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intimorivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intimoriva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intimorivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intimorivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intimorivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intimoristi | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intimorimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intimoriste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intimorirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intimorirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intimoriremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intimorirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intimoriranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intimorisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intimoriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intimoriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intimoriscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intimorissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intimorissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intimoriste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intimorissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intimoriresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intimorirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intimoriremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intimorireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intimorirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intimorisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intimoriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intimorite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intimorendo | gerund |
| intimorito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes -isc- in the present indicative and subjunctive (io intimorisco).
- Takes 'avere' transitively; reflexive 'intimorirsi' (to become intimidated) takes 'essere'.