heypolyglot
Italian

riavviare

/ri.avˈvja.re/verbB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 27,911

Meaning

to restart, reboot

  • to start up a device, program, or system again
  • to resume, relaunch, or revitalize an activity or process

In a sentence

Se lo schermo si blocca, riavvia il telefono.

If the screen freezes, restart the phone.

Hai già provato a riavviare il router?

Have you already tried restarting the router?

Il sistema non si aggiorna finché non riavvii il portatile.

The system does not update until you restart the laptop.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
riavviareinfinitive
riavvioindicative · present · singular · 1st person
riavviiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
riavviaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
riavviamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
riavviateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
riavvianoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
riavviavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
riavviaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
riavviavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
riavviavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
riavviavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
riavviavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
riavviaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
riavviastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
riavviòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
riavviammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
riavviasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
riavviaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
riavvieròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
riavvieraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
riavvieràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
riavvieremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
riavviereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
riavvierannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
riavviisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
riavviisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
riavviisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
riavviamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
riavviatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
riavviinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
riavviassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
riavviassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
riavviassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
riavviassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
riavviastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
riavviasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
riavviereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
riavvieresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
riavvierebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
riavvieremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
riavvieresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
riavvierebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
riavviaimperative · singular · 2nd person
riavviamoimperative · plural · 1st person
riavviateimperative · plural · 2nd person
riavviandogerund
riavviatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Standard term for rebooting computers, phones, or apps.
  • Takes 'avere' in transitive uses: 'ho riavviato il telefono'.
  • present: riavvio, riavvii, riavvia, riavviamo, riavviate, riavviano

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