Meaning
to squander, waste
- To spend money, wealth, or resources recklessly and foolishly.
In a sentence
Ha sperperato tutta l'eredità in pochi mesi.
He squandered the entire inheritance in a few months.
Non dovresti sperperare i tuoi risparmi in cose futili.
You shouldn't waste your savings on futile things.
Se continua così, sperpererà ogni centesimo che possiede.
If he goes on like this, he will squander every penny he owns.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sperperare | infinitive |
| sperpero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sperperi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sperpera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sperperiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sperperate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sperperavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sperperavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sperperava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sperperavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sperperavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sperperai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sperperasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sperperò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sperperammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sperperaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sperpererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sperpererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sperpererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sperpereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sperpererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sperpereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sperperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sperperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sperperi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sperperiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sperperiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sperperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sperperassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sperperasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sperperassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sperperaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sperpererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sperpereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sperpererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sperpereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sperperereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sperpererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sperpera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sperperiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sperperate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sperperando | gerund |
| sperperato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere'. Stronger than 'sprecare' (specifically implies lavishly wasting wealth).