Meaning
to sever, to cut off
- to cut through cleanly, sever, or snip off
- to abruptly break off or terminate a relationship, bond, or negotiation (figurative)
In a sentence
Il chirurgo ha dovuto recidere con precisione il vaso sanguigno.
The surgeon had to sever the blood vessel with precision.
Ha deciso di recidere ogni legame con la sua vecchia vita.
She decided to sever every tie with her old life.
Recidi lo stelo del fiore con un paio di forbici affilate.
Cut the stem of the flower with a pair of sharp scissors.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| recidere | infinitive |
| recido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| recidi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| recide | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| recidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| recidete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| recidono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| recidevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| recidevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| recideva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| recidevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| recidevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| recidevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| recisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| recidesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| recise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| recidemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| recideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| recisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| reciderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| reciderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| reciderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| recideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| reciderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| recideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| recida | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| recida | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| recida | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| recidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| recidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| recidano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| recidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| recidessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| recidesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| recidessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| recideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| recidessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reciderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| recideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reciderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| recideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| recidereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reciderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| recidi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| recidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| recidete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| recidendo | gerund |
| reciso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: preferred in written and literary Italian over the common verb 'tagliare'.
- Has an irregular past participle ('reciso') and irregular passato remoto ('recisi').
- past participle reciso