stringere

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin stringere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrin.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -indʒere
  • Hyphenation: strìn‧ge‧re

Verb

strìngere (first-person singular present strìngo, first-person singular past historic strìnsi, past participle strétto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to clasp, to grasp, to grab tightly, to hold tightly
    il cavalliere stringe la spada ― the knight is holding onto the sword
  2. (transitive) to close tightly, to squeeze
  3. (transitive) to contract (a muscle)
  4. (transitive) to tighten, to make tighter
  5. (transitive) to shrink, to reduce in size
    ho chiesto il sarto se lui potesse stringere la camicia ― I asked the tailor if he could shrink the button-down shirt
  6. (transitive) to be excessively tight on, to squeeze (someone) (of clothing)
    questa gonna mi stringe alla vita ― this skirt is too tight on my waist
  7. (intransitive) to be excessively tight (of clothing) [auxiliary avere]
  8. (transitive) to tie around tightly, to bind
    la mamma gli ha stretto una benda sul polpaccio ― the mother bound a bandage around his calf
    1. (transitive) to fasten (a seatbelt, etc.)
  9. (transitive) to force (into a narrow place), to squeeze
    un camion mi ha stretto in curva ― a truck forced me to the curve
  10. (transitive, figurative) to form (a friendship, relationship)
    stringere un'amicizia ― to form a friendship
  11. (transitive, figurative) to settle on or conclude (a contract, deal, etc.)
  12. (transitive, figurative) to make more concise, to abridge, to summarize
    la maestra gridò, "Meno chiacchiere, stringete!" ― the teacher yelled, "Less chatter, make it quick!"
  13. (transitive, uncommon) to force, to compel, to constrain
  14. (transitive, literary) to dominate
  15. (intransitive) to veer sharply (of a motor vehicle) [auxiliary avere]
  16. (intransitive, sports, especially soccer) to move to the center, towards the goal; to centralize by converging towards the midfield or the opponent's goal [auxiliary avere]
  17. (intransitive) to be pressing; to run out; to quickly approach a deadline (of time) [auxiliary avere]
    dobbiamo muoverci, il tempo stringe ― we better move, time is running out
  18. (intransitive) to taste sour; to have an astringent effect (of food or drink) [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of strìngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive strìngere
auxiliary verb avére gerund stringèndo
present participle stringènte past participle strétto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present strìngo strìngi strìnge stringiàmo stringéte strìngono
imperfect stringévo stringévi stringéva stringevàmo stringevàte stringévano
past historic strìnsi stringésti strìnse stringémmo stringéste strìnsero
future stringerò stringerài stringerà stringerémo stringeréte stringerànno
conditional stringerèi stringerésti stringerèbbe, stringerébbe stringerémmo stringeréste stringerèbbero, stringerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present strìnga strìnga strìnga stringiàmo stringiàte strìngano
imperfect stringéssi stringéssi stringésse stringéssimo stringéste stringéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
strìngi strìnga stringiàmo stringéte strìngano
negative imperative non strìngere non strìnga non stringiàmo non stringéte non strìngano

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “stringere”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • “stringere” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • “stringere” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • “strìngere” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • “strìngere”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

stringēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of stringō

Verb

stringere

  1. inflection of stringō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative
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