Meaning
to point, to aim; to bet
- to point, to aim
- to bet
- to head toward
- to lean, to brace
In a sentence
Punta la scala contro il muro, per favore.
Lean the ladder against the wall, please.
Hai puntato tutto sulla squadra di casa?
Did you bet everything on the home team?
Non puntare il dito contro di me.
Don't point your finger at me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| puntare | infinitive |
| puntiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| punto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| puntate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| punti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| puntano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| punta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| puntavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| puntavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| puntavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| puntavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| puntavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| puntava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| puntammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| puntai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| puntaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| puntasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| puntarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| puntò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| punteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| punterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| punterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| punterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| punteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| punterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| puntiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| punti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| puntiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| punti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| puntino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| punti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| puntassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| puntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| puntaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| puntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| puntassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| puntasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| punteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| punterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| puntereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| punteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| punterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| punterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| puntiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| puntate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| punta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| puntando | gerund |
| puntato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use puntare a for goals or targets: Punto a un buon voto. For physical direction, use puntare verso or puntare su qualcosa.
- Puntare su often means rely on, invest in, or focus on, not just literally point at.
- For gambling, puntare takes the thing staked or the target: puntare 10 euro sul rosso.