Meaning
to bring closer
- to move people or objects closer in physical space or time
- to reconcile or bring emotionally closer together
In a sentence
Dobbiamo ravvicinare i tavoli per far spazio a tutti gli ospiti.
We need to bring the tables closer together to make room for all the guests.
Questa esperienza condivisa è riuscita a ravvicinare le due comunità.
This shared experience managed to bring the two communities closer together.
Le parti in causa non hanno mostrato alcuna intenzione di ravvicinare le proprie idee.
The parties involved showed no intention of bringing their views closer.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ravvicinare | infinitive |
| ravvicino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviciniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvicinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvicinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvicineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravviciniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravviciniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvicinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ravvicineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ravvicinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ravvicineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ravvicina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ravviciniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ravvicinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ravvicinando | gerund |
| ravvicinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- The past participle 'ravvicinato' often acts as an adjective meaning 'close-up' or 'at short intervals'.