Meaning
to comb, search
- To explore or patrol an area thoroughly in search of someone or something
In a sentence
I soccorritori hanno perlustrato il bosco fino a notte fonda.
The rescue team combed the woods until late at night.
Hanno perlustrato ogni angolo della valle senza trovare tracce.
They searched every corner of the valley without finding tracks.
Dovremmo perlustrare la riva del fiume prima del tramonto?
Should we search the riverbank before sunset?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| perlustrare | infinitive |
| perlustro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| perlustri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perlustra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perlustriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| perlustrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perlustrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perlustravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perlustravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perlustrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perlustravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perlustravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perlustravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perlustrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| perlustrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| perlustrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| perlustrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| perlustraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| perlustrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| perlustrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| perlustrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| perlustrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| perlustreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| perlustrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| perlustreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| perlustri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| perlustri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perlustri |
Usage notes
- Direct transitive verb taking the area being searched as the direct object: 'perlustrare la zona'.