Meaning
to reconcile, bring closer
- to bring closer together again in distance or space
- to reconcile or restore friendly relations between people (reflexive 'riavvicinarsi')
In a sentence
Questo progetto comune ha aiutato a riavvicinare i due colleghi.
This joint project helped bring the two colleagues closer together.
Dopo anni di silenzio, i due fratelli hanno deciso di riavvicinarsi.
After years of silence, the two brothers decided to reconcile.
Pensi che sia possibile riavvicinare due persone dopo un litigio simile?
Do you think it's possible to reconcile two people after such an argument?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riavvicinare | infinitive |
| riavvicino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavviciniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvicinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvicinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvicineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavviciniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavviciniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvicinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riavvicineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riavvicinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riavvicineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riavvicina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riavviciniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riavvicinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riavvicinando | gerund |
| riavvicinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively ('riavvicinarsi') meaning 'to become close again' or 'to reconcile'.