Meaning
to age; grow old
- to become older
- to make someone or something look or become older
In a sentence
Mio nonno invecchia bene.
My grandfather is aging well.
Pensi di invecchiare in città?
Do you think you will grow old in the city?
Questi mobili non sono invecchiati male.
These pieces of furniture have not aged badly.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| invecchiare | infinitive |
| invecchio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| invecchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invecchiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| invecchiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| invecchierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| invecchierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| invecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invecchiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| invecchieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invecchieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invecchia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| invecchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| invecchiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| invecchiando | gerund |
| invecchiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually intransitive with essere in compound tenses: è invecchiato molto.
- Can also be transitive: il sole ha invecchiato i mobili.
- Spelling keeps -chi- before e to preserve /k/ sound.