heypolyglot
Italian

risposare

/ri.spoˈza.re/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 14,130

Meaning

to remarry

  • to marry again (usually reflexive: risposarsi)
  • to marry (someone) a second time

In a sentence

Dopo il divorzio, mio zio si è risposato quasi subito.

After the divorce, my uncle remarried almost immediately.

Credi che tua sorella si risposerà in futuro?

Do you think your sister will remarry in the future?

Hanno divorziato l'anno scorso e non hanno intenzione di risposarsi.

They divorced last year and have no intention of remarrying.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
risposareinfinitive
risposoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
risposiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
risposaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
risposiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
risposateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
risposanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
risposavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risposaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risposavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risposavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risposavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risposavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risposaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
risposastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
risposòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
risposammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
risposasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
risposaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
risposeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
risposeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
risposeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
risposeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
risposereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
risposerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
risposisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
risposisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
risposisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
risposiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
risposiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
risposinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
risposassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
risposassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
risposassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
risposassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
risposastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
risposasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
risposereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
risposeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
risposerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
risposeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
risposeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
risposerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
risposaimperative · singular · 2nd person
risposiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
risposateimperative · plural · 2nd person
risposandogerund
risposatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Mostly used reflexively as risposarsi ('to remarry'); takes essere when reflexive.
  • When transitive, it means to marry someone again and takes avere.
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