Meaning
to regain, buy back
- to regain, recover, or reacquire a quality, state, or ability (e.g. confidence, freedom)
- to buy back something previously sold or lost
In a sentence
Dopo un lungo riposo, Marco ha riacquistato le sue energie.
After a long rest, Marco regained his energy.
Come possiamo riacquistare la credibilità perduta?
How can we regain the lost credibility?
La famiglia ha deciso di riacquistare la vecchia tenuta di campagna.
The family decided to buy back the old country estate.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riacquistare | infinitive |
| riacquisto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riacquisti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquista | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquistiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquistavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riacquistavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquistava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquistavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquistai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riacquistasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquistò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquistammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquisterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riacquisterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquisterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquisteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riacquisterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquisteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riacquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquisti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquistiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquistassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riacquistassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquistasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquistassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquisterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riacquisteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquisterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riacquisteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquisterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riacquista | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riacquistiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riacquistate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riacquistando | gerund |
| riacquistato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb. Takes auxiliary 'avere'.
- Frequently used in figurative contexts: 'riacquistare fiducia' (regain confidence/trust).