Meaning
to strengthen, boost
- to increase the power, capacity, effectiveness, or performance of something
In a sentence
Il comune ha deciso di potenziare i trasporti pubblici durante l'estate.
The municipality decided to boost public transit during the summer.
Dobbiamo potenziare la rete informatica per garantire connessioni stabili.
We need to upgrade the computer network to ensure stable connections.
L'allenatore vuole potenziare la resistenza fisica di tutti i giocatori.
The coach wants to build up the stamina of all the players.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| potenziare | infinitive |
| potenzio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| potenzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| potenzia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| potenziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| potenziate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| potenziano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| potenziavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| potenziavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| potenziava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| potenziavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| potenziavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| potenziavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| potenziai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| potenziasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| potenziò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| potenziammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| potenziaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| potenziarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| potenzierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| potenzierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| potenzierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| potenzieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| potenzierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| potenzieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| potenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| potenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| potenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| potenziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| potenziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| potenzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| potenziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| potenziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| potenziasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| potenziassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| potenziaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| potenziassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| potenzierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| potenzieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| potenzierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| potenzieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| potenziereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| potenzierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| potenzia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| potenziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| potenziate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| potenziando | gerund |
| potenziato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in public and corporate contexts for upgrading services, networks, or skills.