Meaning
to recall, to evoke
- to bring to mind or recall past memories, events, or persons
- to reenact or recreate an event from history
In a sentence
Il nonno amava rievocare gli episodi della sua giovinezza.
Grandfather loved recalling episodes from his youth.
Lo spettacolo rievoca le vicende drammatiche del dopoguerra.
The play evokes the dramatic events of the post-war period.
Non voglio rievocare quel triste giorno doloroso.
I don't want to evoke that sad, painful day.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rievocare | infinitive |
| rievoco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rievochi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rievoca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rievochiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rievocate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rievocavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rievocavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rievocava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rievocavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rievocavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rievocai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rievocasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rievocò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rievocammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rievocaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rievocherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rievocherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rievocherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rievocheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rievocherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rievochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rievochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rievochi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rievochiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rievochiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rievochino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rievocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rievocassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rievocasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rievocassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rievocaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rievocherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rievocheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rievocherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rievocheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rievochereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rievoca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rievochiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rievocate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rievocando | gerund |
| rievocato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'h' before 'e' and 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound (rievochi, rievochiamo).
- Slightly more formal and literary than 'ricordare'.