Meaning
to restore, clean up
- To restore to financial health or economic stability.
- To clean up, remediate, or redevelop a polluted or degraded area.
- To heal or cure completely (formal or figurative).
In a sentence
La giunta ha stanziato fondi per risanare le finanze del comune.
The city council allocated funds to restore the municipality's finances.
Non sarà facile risanare quest'area industriale dismessa.
It will not be easy to remediate this abandoned industrial area.
Il nuovo manager è riuscito a risanare l'azienda in due anni?
Did the new manager manage to turn the company around in two years?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| risanare | infinitive |
| risano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| risani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risaniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| risanate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risanano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risanavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risanavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risanava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risanavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risanavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risanavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risanai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| risanasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| risanò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| risanammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| risanaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| risanarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| risanerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| risanerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| risanerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| risaneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| risanerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| risaneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| risani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| risani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risaniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| risaniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risanino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risanassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risanassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risanasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risanassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risanaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risanassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risanerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| risaneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risanerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risaneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| risanereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risanerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| risaniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| risanate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| risanando | gerund |
| risanato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently used in administrative and financial contexts with nouns like 'il bilancio', 'i debiti', or 'il quartiere'.
- Takes 'avere' when used transitively; can be used reflexively ('risanarsi') taking 'essere'.