Meaning
to glide
- to fly without engine power or without flapping wings; to glide or soar
- to descend smoothly through the air towards a landing spot
In a sentence
L'aquila ha iniziato a planare sopra la valle.
The eagle began to glide over the valley.
Il deltaplano non può planare se il vento è troppo debole.
The hang glider cannot glide if the wind is too weak.
Hai visto quel gabbiano planare verso la riva?
Did you see that seagull glide toward the shore?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| planare | infinitive |
| plano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| plani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| plana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| planiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| planate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| planano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| planavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| planavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| planava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| planavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| planavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| planavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| planai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| planasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| planò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| planammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| planaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| planarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| planerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| planerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| planerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| planeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| planerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| planeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| plani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| plani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| plani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| planiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| planiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| planino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| planassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| planassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| planasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| planassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| planaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| planassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| planerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| planeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| planerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| planeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| planereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| planerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| plana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| planiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| planate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| planando | gerund |
| planato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' when expressing the motion of gliding, but can take 'essere' when focusing on reaching a destination.