Meaning
to find, to notice
- to notice, to find, to encounter
- to check, to verify, to compare
In a sentence
Hai riscontrato errori nel file che ti ho mandato?
Did you notice any errors in the file I sent you?
Devo riscontrare i dati prima di inviare il report.
I need to check the data before sending the report.
Non ho riscontrato problemi durante la prova di ieri.
I didn't run into any problems during yesterday's test.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riscontrare | infinitive |
| riscontriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscontro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscontrate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riscontravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riscontravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontrava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontrammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riscontrai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riscontraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontrasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontrò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riscontrerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riscontrerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontrerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontrerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscontriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontrassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riscontrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riscontraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontrassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontrasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscontrerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscontrereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscontrerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscontriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riscontrate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riscontra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riscontrando | gerund |
| riscontrato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often formal or bureaucratic. In everyday speech, trovare, notare, controllare, or verificare are usually more natural.
- Very common in reports and medical/technical contexts: Abbiamo riscontrato un errore sounds more formal than abbiamo trovato un errore.
- For the 'meet/run into' sense, it is literary or old-fashioned; use incontrare in normal conversation.