Meaning
to find, to obtain
- to track down, obtain, or procure something that is needed or scarce
- to locate or get in touch with someone
In a sentence
L'azienda cerca di reperire nuovi finanziatori per espandere le attività all'estero.
The company is seeking to find new investors to expand operations abroad.
È stato difficile reperire quel vecchio volume introvabile.
It was difficult to track down that elusive old volume.
Non siamo riusciti a reperire il responsabile dell'ufficio prima di sera.
We were not able to reach the department head before evening.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reperire | infinitive |
| reperisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| reperisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reperisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reperiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| reperite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reperiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reperivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reperivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reperiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reperivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reperivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reperivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reperii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| reperisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| reperì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| reperimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| reperiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| reperirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| reperirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| reperirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| reperirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| reperiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| reperirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| reperiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| reperisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| reperisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reperisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reperiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| reperiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reperiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reperissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reperissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reperisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reperissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reperiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reperissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reperirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| reperiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reperirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reperiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| reperireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reperirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reperisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| reperiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| reperite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| reperendo | gerund |
| reperito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: preferred over 'trovare' or 'procurare' in official, business, or academic contexts.
- Takes -isc- in the present indicative and subjunctive (e.g., io reperisco).