Meaning
to throw; launch
- to throw; to sling; to launch
- to set off or trigger at full speed (of animals)
- to launch (a new product, etc.)
- to impetuously utter
In a sentence
Non lanciare la palla dentro casa, per favore.
Don't throw the ball inside the house, please.
Hai già lanciato il nuovo gioco sul sito?
Have you already launched the new game on the site?
Ha lanciato la palla al cane nel parco.
He threw the ball to the dog in the park.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lanciare | infinitive |
| lanciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| lancio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| lanciate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lanci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lanciano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lancia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lanciavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| lanciavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| lanciavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| lanciavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| lanciavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lanciava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| lanciammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| lanciai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| lanciaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| lanciasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| lanciarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| lanciò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| lanceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| lancerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| lancerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| lancerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| lanceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| lancerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| lanciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| lanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| lanciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lancino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lanci | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lanciassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| lanciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| lanciaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| lanciassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| lanciassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lanciasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| lanceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| lancerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| lancereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lanceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lancerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lancerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lanciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| lanciate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| lancia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| lanciando | gerund |
| lanciato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'lanciare' for throwing with force or direction; 'gettare' is more casual or careless.
- In compound tenses, 'lanciare' takes 'avere' (ho lanciato), not 'essere'.
- For launching products, 'lanciare' is standard; avoid 'buttare' (implies discarding).