provare

See also: provaré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin probāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈva.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pro‧và‧re

Verb

provàre (first-person singular present pròvo, first-person singular past historic provài, past participle provàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to try, to try out, to test
    Synonym: testare
  2. (catenative) to try, to attempt [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: tentare
    provare a dormireto try to sleep
  3. (transitive) to feel, to experience
    Synonym: sentire
    provare doloreto feel pain
  4. (transitive) to prove, to demonstrate, to show
    Synonym: dimostrare
  5. (transitive) to try on (clothing)
    Synonym: misurare
  6. (transitive, theater) to rehearse

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Esperanto: provi

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From prova +‎ -are.

Noun

provare c

  1. agent noun of prova

Usage notes

Normally as part of compound words.

Declension

Declension of provare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite provare provares
definite provaren provarens
plural indefinite provare provares
definite provarna provarnas

Derived terms

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