Meaning
to worsen (make worse)
- to worsen (become worse) (of an object, situation, etc.)
- to worsen (become worse) (of a person, e.g. a patient)
In a sentence
Non peggiorare la situazione con altre bugie.
Don't make the situation worse with more lies.
Da ieri il tempo è peggiorato molto.
Since yesterday the weather has gotten much worse.
Il nonno sta peggiorando o si sente meglio?
Is grandpa getting worse, or does he feel better?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| peggiorare | infinitive |
| peggioriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| peggioro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| peggiorate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiori | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiora | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peggioravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| peggioravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| peggioravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| peggioravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| peggioravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiorava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| peggiorammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| peggiorai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| peggioraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiorasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiorò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| peggioreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| peggiorerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| peggiorerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiorerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| peggioreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiorerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| peggioriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| peggiori | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| peggioriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiori | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiori | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peggiorassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| peggiorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| peggioraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiorassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiorasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| peggioreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| peggiorerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| peggiorereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peggioreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peggiorerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peggioriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| peggiorate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| peggiora | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| peggiorando | gerund |
| peggiorato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use peggiorare for both transitive and intransitive: La situazione peggiora; Il caldo peggiora i sintomi.
- For people, Italians often say peggiorare or stare peggio; avoid translating English literally with diventare peggio.
- As an intransitive verb, it usually takes essere in compound tenses: è peggiorato, sono peggiorate le condizioni.