Meaning
to invoke
- to beg for
- to cite (a law, etc.)
In a sentence
Ha invocato una regola per non pagare.
He cited a rule to avoid paying.
Perché invochi sempre il mio aiuto?
Why do you always ask for my help?
Non invocare scuse, dimmi la verità.
Don't make excuses, tell me the truth.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| invocare | infinitive |
| invochiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| invoco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| invocate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invochi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invocano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invoca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invocavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invocavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invocavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invocavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invocavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invocava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invocammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| invocai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| invocaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| invocasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| invocarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| invocò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| invocheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| invocherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| invocherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| invocherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| invocheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| invocherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| invochiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| invochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| invochiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invochino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invocassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invocaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invocassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invocasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invocheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| invocherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| invochereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invocheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invocherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invocherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invochiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| invocate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| invoca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| invocando | gerund |
| invocato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Mostly formal or literary. In everyday speech, chiedere, pregare, or appellarsi a often sound more natural.
- Common with abstract nouns: invocare aiuto, clemenza, protezione. Less common for ordinary everyday requests.
- Also used in legal/political contexts: invocare una legge, un diritto, or la Costituzione means appeal to or cite as support.