Meaning
to pump, hype up
- To move or force liquids or gases using a pump.
- To inflate with air, such as tires or balls.
- To hype up, inflate, or exaggerate something artificially (figurative).
In a sentence
I vigili del fuoco hanno pompato l'acqua fuori dalla cantina.
The firefighters pumped the water out of the basement.
Devo pompare le gomme della bicicletta prima di partire.
I need to pump up my bicycle tires before leaving.
I media hanno pompato troppo le aspettative per questo film.
The media hyped up the expectations for this film too much.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pompare | infinitive |
| pompo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pompi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pompa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pompiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pompate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pompano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pompavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pompavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pompava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pompavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pompavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pompavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pompai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pompasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pompò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pompammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pompaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pomparono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pomperò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pomperai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pomperà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pomperemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pomperete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pomperanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pompi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pompi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pompi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pompiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pompiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pompino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pompassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pompassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pompasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pompassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pompaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pompassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pomperei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pomperesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pomperebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pomperemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pompereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pomperebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pompa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pompiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pompate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pompando | gerund |
| pompato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb taking auxiliary 'avere'.
- In colloquial Italian, 'pompare' often means to artificially inflate numbers, enthusiasm, or prices.