Meaning
to bind, obligate
- to bind or subject someone to a legal or contractual obligation
- to restrict, tie down, or make dependent on conditions
In a sentence
Questo contratto vincola le parti a rispettare le scadenze concordate.
This contract binds the parties to respect the agreed deadlines.
Non possiamo accettare una clausola che vincoli le nostre scelte future.
We cannot accept a clause that restricts our future choices.
La decisione finale è vincolata all'approvazione del consiglio d'amministrazione.
The final decision is contingent upon approval from the board of directors.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vincolare | infinitive |
| vincolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| vincoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vincoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| vincolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vincolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vincolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vincolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vincolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vincolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vincolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| vincolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| vincolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| vincolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| vincolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| vincolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| vincolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| vincolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| vincoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| vincolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| vincoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| vincoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| vincoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vincoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| vincoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vincolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| vincolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| vincolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| vincolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| vincolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| vincolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| vincoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| vincolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| vincoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| vincolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| vincola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| vincoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| vincolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| vincolando | gerund |
| vincolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Common in legal and business contexts; its present participle 'vincolante' means 'binding'.
- Often takes the preposition 'a': 'vincolare qualcuno a un accordo'.