Common Italian Verbs

abitare

to live, dwell

accendere

to turn on (light)

accompagnare

to accompany

aggirare

to surround/trick

aggiungere

to add

agitare

to agitate

aiutare

to help, aid

alzare

to raise

amare

to love

andare

to go

approdare

to land

aprire

to open

arrangiare

to arrange

arrestare

to arrest/stop

arrivare

to arrive

ascoltare

to listen

aspettare

to wait

assassinare

to assassinate/kill

assistere

to assist

attaccare

to attach/attack

atterrare

to land/knock down

attraversare

to cross

avanzare

to advance

avere

to have

avviare

to start (engine)

bere

to drink

bisognare

to need

bloccare

to block

bollire

to boil

bruciare

to burn

cadere

to fall

calciare

to kick

cambiare

to change

camminare

to walk

cantare

to sing

capire

to understand

catturare

to capture/catch

causare

to cause

cercare

to look for

chiamare

to call

chiedere

to ask

chinare

to lower/bow

chiudere

to shut/close

cogliere

to pick

coincidere

to coincide

colpire

to hit

combinare

to combine

cominciare

to begin

completare

to complete

complimentare

to complement

comprare

to buy

conoscere

to know of (be familiar with)

consentire

to consent (allow)

contare

to count

coprire

to cover

correggere

to correct

correre

to run

costruire

to build

creare

to create

credere

to believe

crescere

to grow

cucinare

to cook

cuocere

to cook/fire

dare

to give

decidere

to decide

depositare

to deposit

desiderare

to desire

digitare

to type

dimenticare

to forget

dire

to say, tell

disegnare

to draw

diventare

to become

dividere

to divide

domandare

to question

dormire

to sleep

dovere

to owe/have to

entrare

to enter

eseguire

to execute/perform

essere

to be

fare

to do, make

ferire

to get hurt

fermare

to stop/halt

finire

to finish

gettare

to throw

giocare

to play

girare

to turn

godere

to enjoy

gradire

to relish/wish

guardare

to watch

guidare

to drive/guide

imparare

to learn

includere

to include

incontrare

to meet

iniziare

to initiate/begin

insegnare

to teach

installare

to install

interrompere

to interupt

lanciare

to launch/throw

lasciare

to leave/let/let go of

lavare

to wash

lavorare

to work

legare

to tie

leggere

to read

mandare

to send

mangiare

to eat

mentire

to lie (tell a lie)

mettere

to put

migliorare

to improve

mollare

to release (let go)

morire

to die

muovere

to move

nascere

to be born

nuotare

to swim

odiare

to hate

offrire

to offer

ordinare

to order

osservare

to observe

pagare

to pay

parlare

to speak, talk

partire

to leave (go)

passare

to pass

passeggiare

to stroll

peggiorare

to worsen

pensare

to think

perdere

to lose

piacere

to like/please

piovere

to rain

portare

to bring/carry/wear

potere

to be able, can, may

preferire

to prefer

prendere

to take/get

preparare

to prepare

provare

to try/prove

pulire

to clean

raccontare

to tell/narrate

raggiungere

to reach

rappresentare

to represent

resistere

to resist

restare

to stay

ricevere

to recieve

ricordare

to remember

ridere

to laugh

riferire

to report/refer/relate

rimanere

to remain (stay)

rimuovere

to remove

ripetere

to repeat

riposare

to rest

riprendere

to take again

rispondere

to answer, reply

riuscire

to succeed

rompere

to break/smash

salire

to go up/get on

saltare

to jump

salvare

to save

sapere

to know (a fact)

sbrigare

to expedite (attend to)

scaldare

to heat

scambiare

to exchange

scegliere

to select (choose)

scendere

to go down/get off

scoprire

to discover

scrivere

to write

sedere

to sit

seguire

to follow

sentire

to feel

servire

to serve

smettere

to stop doing something

sollevare

to pick up

sottrare

to subtract

spedire

to send/ship

spendere

to spend

spingere

to push

spostare

to move (car/funiture)

staccare

to detach/separate

stare

to stay

studiare

to study

succedere

to happen

suggerire

to suggest

superare

to get over

svegliare

to wake up

tacere

to be silent

telefonare

to phone

temere

to fear

tenere

to hold/keep

tentare

to attempt

tirare

to pull

togliere

to take off/remove

tornare

to return/go back

tradurre

to translate

traslocare

to relocate (move)

trasportare

to transport (carry)

trattenere

to retain/restrain

trovare

to find

udire

to hear

usare

to use

uscire

to exit/get out

vedere

to see

vendere

to sell

venire

to come

vestire

to dress

viaggiare

to travel

vincere

to win

visitare

to visit

vivere

to live

volare

to fly

volere

to want

cenare

to have dinner

pranzare

to have lunch

scampare

to escape/save