Meaning
to break (the point of a pencil, etc.)
- to tick off; check off
- to appear; sprout up
- to blunt; break the tip
- to obtain; get
In a sentence
Ho spuntato il mio nome sulla lista.
I ticked my name off the list.
Puoi spuntare il mio nome dalla lista?
Can you tick my name off the list?
Ha spuntato un buon prezzo per la bici.
He got a good price for the bike.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spuntare | infinitive |
| spuntiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| spunto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| spuntate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spunti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spunta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spuntavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spuntavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spuntavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spuntavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spuntava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spuntammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| spuntai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| spuntaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| spuntasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| spuntò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| spunteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| spunterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| spunterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| spunterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| spunteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| spunterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| spuntiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| spunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| spuntiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spunti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spuntassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| spuntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| spuntaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| spuntassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| spuntasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| spunteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| spunterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| spuntereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| spunteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| spunterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| spunterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| spuntiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| spuntate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| spunta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| spuntando | gerund |
| spuntato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For checking items on a list, spuntare is standard; barrare means drawing a line or X, often on forms.
- For trimming hair or plants, spuntare suggests just taking the ends off; tagliare is broader and can mean cutting much more.
- In the price sense, use it with objects or deals: spuntare un buon prezzo. It is common in commerce and negotiation.