Meaning
to cover, to coat, to hold (a position)
- to dress again
- to cover, coat (with)
- to hold
In a sentence
Devo rivestire il bambino, fuori fa freddo.
I need to dress the child again, it's cold outside.
Hai rivestito il divano con una stoffa nuova?
Did you cover the sofa with new fabric?
Non riveste più quel ruolo in ufficio.
He doesn't hold that role at the office anymore.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rivestire | infinitive |
| rivestiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rivesto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rivestite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rivesti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rivestono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riveste | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rivestivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rivestivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rivestivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rivestivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rivestivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rivestiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rivestimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rivestii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rivestiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rivestisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rivestirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rivestì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rivestiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rivestirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rivestirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rivestirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rivestiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rivestirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rivestiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rivesta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rivestiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rivesta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- For physical covering, rivestire is more formal/technical than coprire; common with walls, seats, roads, or materials.
- For roles, use rivestire with offices or functions: rivestire un ruolo/incarico. It sounds formal; avere is more neutral in speech.
- As a transitive verb, it takes avere in compound tenses: ha rivestito. Don't use essere unless reflexive: si è rivestito.