Meaning
to hurl, to fling
- to throw something or someone violently and forcefully
- to propel or send roughly to another place
In a sentence
In preda alla rabbia, ha scaraventato il telefono contro il muro.
In a fit of rage, he hurled the phone against the wall.
La tempesta ha scaraventato i rami degli alberi sulla strada.
The storm flung tree branches onto the road.
Perché hai scaraventato i tuoi libri sul letto in quel modo?
Why did you fling your books onto the bed like that?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scaraventare | infinitive |
| scaravento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scaraventeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scaraventeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scaraventa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scaraventiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scaraventate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scaraventando | gerund |
| scaraventato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more violent than 'lanciare' or 'buttare', implying noticeable force or rage.