Meaning
to try again
- to disapprove of, condemn
- to fail (a student)
- to refute
In a sentence
Se non superi l'esame al primo tentativo, puoi sempre riprovare.
If you don't pass the exam on your first attempt, you can always try again.
Il professore ha riprovato due studenti oggi.
The teacher failed two students today.
Come puoi riprovare quello che ho appena detto?
How can you refute what I just said?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riprovare | infinitive |
| riproviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riprovo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riprovate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riprovi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riprova | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riprovavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riprovavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riprovavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riprovavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riprovava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riprovammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riprovai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riprovaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riprovasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riprovò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riproveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riproverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riproverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riproverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riproveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riproverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riproviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riprovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riproviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riprovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riprovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riprovassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riprovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riprovaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riprovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riprovasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riproveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riproverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riprovereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riproveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riproverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riproverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riproviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riprovate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riprova | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riprovando | gerund |
| riprovato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often confused with riprovare = “try again.” Here the stress and meaning differ: riPROvare usually means “disapprove” or “fail/refute” in formal contexts.
- For “disapprove of someone’s behavior,” Italians more often use disapprovare or biasimare in everyday speech; riprovare sounds literary or formal.
- In school contexts, riprovare qualcuno means “to fail a student.” Passive is common: è stato riprovato all’esame.