Meaning
to entangle, embroil
- to trap, embroil, or entangle in a complicated or unpleasant situation
- (rare/archaic) to coat with birdlime
In a sentence
È rimasto invischiato in una discussione legale interminabile.
He ended up entangled in an endless legal dispute.
Non voglio invischiarmi nei loro affari di famiglia.
I don't want to get mixed up in their family affairs.
Come ti sei fatto invischiare in una simile situazione?
How did you get yourself entangled in such a situation?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| invischiare | infinitive |
| invischio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| invischi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invischia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invischiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| invischiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invischiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invischiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invischiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invischiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invischiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invischiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invischiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invischiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| invischiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| invischiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| invischiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| invischiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| invischiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| invischierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| invischierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| invischierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| invischieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| invischierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| invischieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| invischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| invischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invischi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invischiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| invischiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invischino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invischiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invischiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invischiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invischiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invischiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invischiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invischierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| invischieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invischierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invischieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| invischiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invischierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invischia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| invischiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| invischiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| invischiando | gerund |
| invischiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most frequently seen in the past participle 'invischiato' (mixed up in, entangled).
- Commonly takes the reflexive form 'invischiarsi in' (to get mixed up in).