Meaning
to fork out
- to pay out or dish out money, especially reluctantly
In a sentence
Ho dovuto sborsare cinquanta euro solo per riparare la serratura.
I had to fork out fifty euros just to fix the lock.
Quanto hai dovuto sborsare per quel biglietto aereo?
How much did you have to shell out for that plane ticket?
Non intendo sborsare un solo centesimo in più per questo servizio.
I don't intend to fork out a single cent more for this service.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sborsare | infinitive |
| sborso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sborsi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sborsiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sborsate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sborsavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sborsavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sborsavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sborsavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sborsai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sborsasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sborsammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sborsaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sborserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sborserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sborserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sborseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sborserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sborseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sborsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sborsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sborsiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sborsiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sborsassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sborsassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sborsassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sborsaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sborserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sborseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sborserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sborseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sborsereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sborserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sborsa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sborsiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sborsate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sborsando | gerund |
| sborsato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: used when paying money unwillingly or when an expense is considered excessive.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.