Meaning
to preach
- to predicate
In a sentence
Non predicare bene se poi fai il contrario.
Don't preach well if you then do the opposite.
Hai predicato calma per tutta la riunione?
Did you preach calm throughout the meeting?
In logica, questo verbo predica uno stato.
In logic, this verb predicates a state.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| predicare | infinitive |
| predichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| predico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| predicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| predichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| predicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| predicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| predicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| predicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| predicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| predicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| predicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| predicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| predicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| predicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| predicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| predicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| predicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| predicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| predicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| predicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| predicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| predicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| predichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| predichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| predichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| predichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| predicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| predicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| predicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| predicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| predicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| predicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| predicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| predicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| predichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| predicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| predichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| predicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| predica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| predicando | gerund |
| predicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For religious contexts, predicare is standard; insegnare means teach, not preach.
- Also used figuratively for moralizing: Non predicare agli altri = don't lecture others.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha predicato per anni.