Meaning
to transcend, go too far
- to exceed, go beyond human comprehension, limits, or ordinary experience
- to overstep boundaries of decency or moderation, especially in anger
In a sentence
L'arte autentica riesce a trascendere ogni barriera culturale.
Authentic art manages to transcend every cultural barrier.
Durante il litigio, ha cercato di non trascendere nelle offese personali.
During the argument, he tried not to go too far into personal insults.
Questa complessa questione filosofica trascende la nostra comprensione immediata.
This complex philosophical issue transcends our immediate understanding.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| trascendere | infinitive |
| trascendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| trascendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trascendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trascendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trascendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trascendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trascendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trascendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trascesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| trascendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| trascese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| trascendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| trascendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| trascesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| trascenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| trascenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| trascenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| trascenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| trascenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| trascenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| trascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| trascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trascendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| trascendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| trascendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| trascendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| trascendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| trascendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| trascenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| trascenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| trascenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| trascenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| trascendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| trascenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| trascendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| trascendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| trascendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| trascendendo | gerund |
| trasceso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- When meaning 'to exceed limits', often used intransitively with 'in' (e.g., 'trascendere nei modi').
- Takes 'avere' transitively; usually 'avere' or 'essere' intransitively depending on usage.
- past participle trasceso