Meaning
to take or grab again
- to resume, continue
- to take back
- to scold, reprimand
In a sentence
Ho ripreso il libro che avevo lasciato qui.
I took back the book I had left here.
Quando riprendiamo la lezione dopo la pausa?
When do we resume the lesson after the break?
Non riesco a riprenderti, vai troppo veloce.
I can't catch up to you, you're going too fast.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riprendere | infinitive |
| riprendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riprendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riprendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riprendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riprendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riprende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riprendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riprendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riprendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riprendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riprendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riprendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riprendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ripresi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riprendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riprendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ripresero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riprese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riprenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riprenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riprenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riprenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riprenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riprenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riprendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riprendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riprendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riprenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riprendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riprendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riprendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riprendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riprendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riprendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riprenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riprenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riprendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riprenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riprenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riprenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riprendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riprendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riprendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riprendendo | gerund |
| ripreso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For restarting an activity, riprendere is more natural than continuare when there was a pause: riprendere a studiare.
- With direct objects, passato prossimo usually takes avere: ho ripreso il libro. Reflexive riprendersi takes essere: si è ripreso.
- Riprendere can mean 'to film' or 'to photograph'; for audio only, prefer registrare.
- past participle ripreso