Meaning
to imply
- to imply, to hint at or leave unspoken
- to take as understood or implicit
In a sentence
Cosa volevi sottintendere con quella frase?
What were you trying to imply with that sentence?
Non sottintendere nulla: preferisco che parli chiaramente.
Don't imply anything: I prefer that you speak clearly.
Il soggetto della frase è spesso sottinteso in italiano.
The subject of the sentence is often implied in Italian.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sottintendere | infinitive |
| sottintendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottintendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottintendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sottintendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sottintenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sottintenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottintenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sottintendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sottintenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sottintenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sottintendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sottintendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sottintendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sottintendendo | gerund |
| sottinteso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugated like intendere, with irregular past participle sottinteso and passato remoto sottintesi.
- The past participle sottinteso is widely used as an adjective or noun meaning 'implied' or 'understood'.
- past participle sottinteso