heypolyglot
Italian

stressare

/stresˈsa.re/verbB1
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Meaning

to stress out

  • to cause stress or anxiety to someone
  • to overwork or put excessive strain on someone or something

In a sentence

Il troppo lavoro stressa tutta la squadra.

Too much work stresses the entire team out.

Perché ti stressi per cose così poco importanti?

Why do you stress out over such unimportant things?

Non stressare tuo fratello mentre studia per l'esame.

Don't stress your brother out while he's studying for the exam.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
stressareinfinitive
stressoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
stressiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
stressaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
stressiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
stressateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
stressanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
stressavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
stressaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
stressavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
stressavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
stressavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
stressavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
stressaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
stressastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
stressòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
stressammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
stressasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
stressaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
stresseròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
stresseraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
stresseràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
stresseremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
stressereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
stresserannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
stressisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
stressisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
stressisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
stressiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
stressiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
stressinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
stressassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
stressassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
stressassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
stressassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
stressastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
stressasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
stressereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
stresseresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
stresserebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
stresseremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
stresseresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
stresserebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
stressaimperative · singular · 2nd person
stressiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
stressateimperative · plural · 2nd person
stressandogerund
stressatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Often used reflexively as 'stressarsi' (to get stressed out).
  • The past participle 'stressato' is frequently used as an adjective meaning 'stressed'.

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