Meaning
to stimulate
- to encourage, spur on
In a sentence
Questo libro mi stimola a studiare di più.
This book stimulates me to study more.
L'insegnante cerca di stimolare la curiosità degli allievi.
The teacher tries to stimulate the students' curiosity.
La lettura quotidiana stimola la mente e arricchisce il vocabolario.
Daily reading stimulates the mind and enriches vocabulary.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stimolare | infinitive |
| stimoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stimolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stimolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stimoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stimola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stimolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stimolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stimolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stimolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stimolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stimolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stimolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stimolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stimolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stimolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stimoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stimolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stimolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stimolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stimoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stimolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stimoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| stimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stimoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stimoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stimolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stimolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stimolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stimolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stimolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stimoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| stimolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stimolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stimoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stimolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stimoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| stimolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| stimola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| stimolando | gerund |
| stimolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common in formal and neutral contexts: stimolare il dibattito, la crescita, l'appetito. In casual speech, spingere or invogliare may sound more natural.
- For motivating someone, use stimolare a + infinitive or stimolare qualcuno a fare qualcosa.
- As an insect meaning, it's uncommon in standard Italian; pungere is the usual everyday verb.