Meaning
put up with; sip
- (pronominal, sorbirsi) to endure, sit through, or put up with something tedious
- (literal, rare) to sip or swallow a liquid slowly
In a sentence
Ieri sera mi sono dovuto sorbire tre ore di riunione noiosa.
Last night I had to sit through three hours of a boring meeting.
Non ho intenzione di sorbirmi le tue solite lamentele oggi.
I have no intention of putting up with your usual complaints today.
Ci siamo sorbiti l'intera cerimonia sotto la pioggia battente.
We endured the entire ceremony in the pouring rain.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sorbire | infinitive |
| sorbisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorbisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorbite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorbivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorbivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sorbisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sorbiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sorbirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sorbirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorbisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorbiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorbissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorbiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorbiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorbiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorbireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorbisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sorbiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sorbite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sorbendo | gerund |
| sorbito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: predominantly used as 'sorbirsi' to mean suffering through a boring speech or event.
- Conjugated with the -isc- infix in the present tense (sorbisco, sorbisci).