Meaning
to pour, spill, flood
- to pour, discharge, or transfer liquid or contents from one container into another
- to direct or vent strong feelings or blame onto someone or something
- (reflexive / intransitive pronominal) to pour out, spill over, or flood into an area in large numbers
In a sentence
Dopo la vittoria, migliaia di tifosi si sono riversati per le strade.
After the victory, thousands of fans poured into the streets.
Non dovresti riversare tutta la tua frustrazione sui tuoi colleghi.
You shouldn't vent all your frustration onto your colleagues.
Perché riversi sempre su di me le colpe dei tuoi errori?
Why do you always dump the blame for your mistakes on me?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riversare | infinitive |
| riverso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riversi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riversa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riversiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riversate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riversano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riversavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riversavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riversava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riversavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riversavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riversavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riversai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riversasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riversò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riversammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riversaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riversarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riverserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riverserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riverserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riverseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riverserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riverseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riversi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riversiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riversiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riversino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riversassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riversassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riversasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riversassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riversaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riversassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riverserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riverseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riverserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riverseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riversereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riverserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riversa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riversiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riversate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riversando | gerund |
| riversato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Frequently reflexive ('riversarsi'), used for crowds streaming into streets or squares.
- Takes 'avere' in transitive uses and 'essere' in the reflexive form 'riversarsi'.