Meaning
to symbolize
- To serve as a symbol of; to represent something abstract through a concrete image or sign.
In a sentence
Nel dipinto, la colomba bianca simboleggia la speranza e la pace.
In the painting, the white dove symbolizes hope and peace.
Cosa credi che simboleggi questo strano monumento al centro della piazza?
What do you think this strange monument in the center of the square symbolizes?
L'anello di nozze simboleggiava un impegno eterno tra i due sposi.
The wedding band symbolized an eternal commitment between the spouses.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| simboleggiare | infinitive |
| simboleggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| simboleggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| simboleggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| simboleggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| simboleggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| simboleggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| simboleggiando | gerund |
| simboleggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses. Regular -are verb.