Meaning
to swindle, to trick
- to deceive or trick someone, often to obtain money or unfair advantage
In a sentence
Hanno cercato di raggirare un anziano con una finta telefonata.
They tried to swindle an elderly man with a fake phone call.
Non lasciarti raggirare da promesse di guadagni facili.
Don't let yourself be tricked by promises of easy money.
Il truffatore raggirava i clienti vendendo polizze inesistenti.
The fraudster used to trick clients by selling non-existent insurance policies.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| raggirare | infinitive |
| raggiro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| raggiri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raggira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raggiriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| raggirate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raggiravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raggiravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raggirava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raggiravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raggiravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raggiravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raggirai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| raggirasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| raggirò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| raggirammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| raggiraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| raggirerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| raggirerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| raggirerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| raggireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| raggirerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| raggireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| raggiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| raggiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raggiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raggiriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| raggiriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raggirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| raggirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| raggirasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| raggirassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| raggiraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| raggirerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| raggireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| raggirerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| raggireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| raggirereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| raggira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| raggiriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| raggirate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| raggirando | gerund |
| raggirato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes a direct object: 'raggirare qualcuno' (to con someone).
- Close in meaning to 'truffare' and 'ingannare'.