Meaning
sense, guess
- understand something without clear proof
- guess correctly from small signs
- perceive indirectly
In a sentence
Ho intuito subito il suo disagio.
I sensed his discomfort immediately.
Intuisci che c'è qualcosa che non va?
Do you sense that something is wrong?
Non intuivo il motivo del suo silenzio.
I didn't sense the reason for his silence.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intuire | infinitive |
| intuisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intuisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intuisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intuiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intuite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intuiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intuivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intuivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intuiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intuivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intuivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intuivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intuii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intuisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intuì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intuimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intuiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intuirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intuirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intuirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intuirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intuiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intuirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intuiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intuisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intuiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intuiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intuiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intuissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intuissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intuiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intuissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intuirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intuiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intuirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intuiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intuireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intuirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intuisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intuiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intuite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intuendo | gerund |
| intuito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually means understanding by instinct, not by analysis.
- Often followed by che + clause: intuisco che...
- Less direct than capire; closer to percepire or sospettare.