Meaning
to push, press
- to shove
- to drive, lead
In a sentence
Puoi spingere la porta, per favore?
Can you push the door, please?
Non spingere così forte, mi fai male.
Don't push so hard, you're hurting me.
La fame mi ha spinto a cucinare subito.
Hunger drove me to cook right away.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spingere | infinitive |
| spingiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spingo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spingete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spingi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spingono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spinge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spingevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spingevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spingevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spingevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spingevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spingeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spingemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spinsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spingeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spingesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spinsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spinse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spingeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spingerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spingerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spingerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spingeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spingerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spingiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spingiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spingano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spinga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spingessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spingeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spingessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spingesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spingeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spingerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spingereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spingeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spingerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spingerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spingiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spingete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spingi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spingendo | gerund |
| spinto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'spingere' for general pushing; 'premere' is for pressing buttons or applying steady force.
- Avoid 'spingere' for 'to push someone to do something'—use 'incitare' or 'esortare' instead.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho spinto').
- past participle spinto