Meaning
to mediate
- to intervene between parties to resolve a dispute or reach an agreement
- to act as an intermediary or convey through an intermediate process
In a sentence
Un diplomatico esperto ha cercato di mediare tra i due gruppi rivali.
An experienced diplomat tried to mediate between the two rival groups.
Non riusciamo a mediare questo disaccordo senza un aiuto esterno.
We cannot mediate this disagreement without outside help.
Pensi che l'avvocato medierà la trattativa in modo imparziale?
Do you think the lawyer will mediate the negotiation impartially?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mediare | infinitive |
| medio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| medi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| media | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| mediate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mediano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mediavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mediavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mediava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mediavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mediavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mediavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mediai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| mediasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| mediò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| mediammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| mediaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| mediarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| medierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| medierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| medierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| medieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| medierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| medieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| medi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| medi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| medi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mediamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| mediate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| medino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mediassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mediassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mediasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mediassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mediaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mediassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| medierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| medieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| medierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| medieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| mediereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| medierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| media | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| mediamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| mediate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| mediando | gerund |
| mediato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Can be used transitively (mediare un conflitto) or intransitively with 'tra' (mediare tra le parti).