Meaning
to contain, to hold
- to contain, to enclose
- to encompass, to embody
- to bottle up, to keep inside
In a sentence
Questa scatola racchiude tutte le foto di famiglia.
This box contains all the family photos.
Perché racchiudi tutto dentro e non ne parli?
Why do you bottle everything up and not talk about it?
Il parco è racchiuso tra due strade molto trafficate.
The park is enclosed between two very busy streets.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| racchiudere | infinitive |
| racchiudiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| racchiudo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiudi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiudono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiudevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| racchiudevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiudevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiudevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiudeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiudemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| racchiusi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiudesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiusero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiuse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiuderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| racchiuderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| racchiuderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiuderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiuderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiuderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiudiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| racchiuda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiuda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiudano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiuda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiudessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| racchiudessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiudessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiudessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiudesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiuderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| racchiuderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| racchiudereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiuderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiuderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| racchiuderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| racchiudiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| racchiudete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| racchiudi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| racchiudendo | gerund |
| racchiuso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary than contenere or includere; common in writing, speeches, and abstract contexts.
- For emotions, use it reflexively: racchiudersi in sé, or with object: racchiudere la rabbia. Less colloquial than tenersi tutto dentro.
- Often takes abstract subjects or objects: un gesto racchiude un significato. Don't overuse it for simple physical containment.
- past participle racchiuso