Meaning
to wander, to roam
- To walk, roam, or move around without a definite destination or purpose
- To wander mentally (e.g., of thoughts or attention)
In a sentence
Abbiamo vagato per i vicoli della città vecchia per ore.
We wandered through the alleys of the old town for hours.
I suoi pensieri vagavano mentre guardava fuori dalla finestra.
Her thoughts were wandering as she looked out the window.
Non vagare da solo per quei boschi di notte.
Don't wander alone in those woods at night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vagare | infinitive |
| vago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vagando | gerund |
| vagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Verbs in '-gare' add an 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to keep the hard sound (e.g. 'vaghiamo').
- Auxiliary is usually 'avere'.