Meaning
to mean, to signify
In a sentence
Che cosa significa questa parola in italiano?
What does this word mean in Italian?
Non significa niente per me, davvero.
It doesn't mean anything to me, really.
Questa vittoria significa molto per la nostra squadra.
This victory means a lot to our team.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| significare | infinitive |
| significhiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| significo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| significate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| significhi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| significano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| significa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| significavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| significavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| significavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| significavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| significavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| significava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| significammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| significai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| significaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| significasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| significarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| significò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| significheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| significherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| significherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| significherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| significheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| significherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| significhiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| significhi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| significhiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| significhi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| significhino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| significhi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| significassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| significassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| significaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| significassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| significassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| significasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| significheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| significherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| significhereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| significheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| significherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| significherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| significhiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| significate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| significa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| significando | gerund |
| significato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'significare' for definitions or abstract meanings; 'voler dire' is more conversational for 'to mean.'
- Avoid overusing it for 'to matter'—use 'importare' instead (e.g., 'Mi importa' = 'It matters to me').
- Always takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ha significato').