Meaning
to avert, ward off
- to prevent or ward off a danger, crisis, or misfortune
- to implore or beg someone earnestly
In a sentence
L'accordo dell'ultimo minuto ha permesso di scongiurare lo sciopero.
The last-minute agreement made it possible to avert the strike.
Hanno adottato misure severe per scongiurare ulteriori rischi finanziari.
They took strict measures to ward off further financial risks.
Ti scongiuro, non prendere decisioni affrettate senza consultarmi.
I beg you, do not make hasty decisions without consulting me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scongiurare | infinitive |
| scongiuro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongiuri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiura | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiuriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongiurate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiuravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scongiuravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiurava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiuravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scongiurate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiuravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiurai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scongiurasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiurò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiurammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scongiuraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiurerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scongiurerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiurerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiureremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scongiurerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiureranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongiuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiuri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiuriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongiuriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scongiurassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiurasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiurassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scongiuraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiurerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scongiureresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiurerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scongiureremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scongiurereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scongiura | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scongiuriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scongiurate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scongiurando | gerund |
| scongiurato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most commonly used in media and formal Italian with nouns like 'pericolo', 'crisi', or 'sciopero'.