Italian verbs — A

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• abbaiare to bark (of dogs and foxes)
• abbandonare to abandon
• abbassare to lower
• abbellire to embellish, to adorn, to beautify
• abbozzare draft
• abbracciare to embrace
• abbronzare to tan, to bronze (abbronzarsi: to get a tan)
• abilitare to enable, to qualify
• abitare to live, to reside
• abrogare reverse
• abusare to abuse, to misuse, to take advantage of
• accadere to happen
• accelerare to accelerate, to go faster, to speed up
• accendere to light
• accettare to accept
• accogliere to welcome, receive
• accompagnare to go with
• accorciare to shorten; to abridge; to abbreviate
• accordare to conciliate, to bring to agreement
• accreditare accredit
• accusare to accuse
• acidulare to acidulate
• acquisire to acquire
• acquistare to buy or purchase
• adattare to adapt
• addizionare to add (up)
• addolcire to sweeten
• addomesticare to tame, to domesticate
• aderire to adhere, to stick
• adoperare to use
• adottare to adopt (a child)
• affaticare to tire, to strain (affaticarsi: to tire oneself out)
• affermare to declare, to affirm, to state, to claim, to assert
• afferrare to grab; to grasp
• affittare to rent, to let, to hire out
• affliggere to afflict, to distress
• affondare to sink, to dig, to plunge
• affrontare to face or confront
• aggiornare to update
• aggiungere to add
• aggiustare to repair
• aggravare to worsen or aggravate
• agire to act or operate
• agitare to shake
• aiutare to help
• allegare to enclose, to attach; to unite
• allenare to train, exercise
• allenarsi to diminish, lessen
• allevare to breed or rear
• alloggiare to house, to lodge, to host, to accommodate
• alludere to allude (to)
• alzare to lift
• alzarsi rise
• amare to love
• ammazzare to kill
• ammettere to admit
• ammirare to admire, to appreciate
• ammirarsi to admire oneself
• ammonire to warn, to admonish; to book (sport)
• ammortizzare cushion
• amplificare to amplify
• analizzare to analyse
• andare to go
• angosciarsi anguish
• animare strengthen
• animarsi to come to life, to liven up
• annaffiare to water (plants or streets) by sprinkling water
• annegare to drown, to kill by drowning
• annodare to knot, to tie
• annoiare to bore, weary
• annotare to note down, to take down
• annullare to annul
• annunciare to announce
• annusare to smell
• ansare pant
• anticipare to bring forward, to anticipate; to advance (money)
• appaltare tend
• apparecchiare to set the table; to prepare
• apparire to appear
• appartenere to belong
• appassire sweat
• appellare to call
• appendere to hang (something up on something else); to pin up
• applicare to apply, to put, to stick, to spread
• appoggiare to support, to second, to back, to endorse
• apprendere to learn (a skill)
• apprezzare to appreciate
• approfondire to deepen
• approvare to approve (of)
• aprire to open
• arare to plough / plow
• arbitrare stand
• archiviare to file (documents)
• ardere to burn
• argomentare reason
• armare to arm
• arrabbiarsi to get angry, get cross's temper, see red
• arrampicarsi to climb, to scramble, to shin
• arrangiare to arrange (all senses)
• arredare to furnish, to decorate, to fit, to fit out
• arrestare to arrest; to stop, to halt
• arricchire to enrich
• arrivare to arrive
• arrossire to blush
• arrostire to roast
• arrotolare to roll up
• asciugare to dry
• asciugarsi dry
• ascoltare to listen to
• aspettare to wait for
• aspirare to inhale or breathe in
• assaggiare to taste
• assalire to attack, assail
• assaporare to savour/savor, to taste
• assegnare to assign, allocate or allot
• assicurare to assure
• assistere to assist
• assolvere to absolve (from)
• assorbire to absorb, soak up
• assumere to take on
• attaccare to stick
• attendere to wait for
• attrarre to attract
• attraversare to cross
• attribuire to award, assign
• auditare to audit (business)
• aumentare to increase
• autenticare to authenticate
• autorizzare to authorize
• avanzare to advance, to proceed
• avere to have
• avvelenare to poison
• avvenire to happen
• avviare to send, to refer
• avvicinare to move near
• avvitare to screw (in or down)
• avvolgere to wind (something around something)
• azzardare to risk, to hazard