Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ben- +‎ meritare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bem.me.riˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ben‧me‧ri‧tà‧re

Verb edit

  This Italian verb needs to be reviewed and cleaned up.
The definition(s) may be wrong or misleading, and important senses may be missing. The specified auxiliary may also be wrong. The remainder of the conjugation is probably correct for -are verbs but may be wrong in some particulars for -ire verbs (especially the present participle).

benmeritàre (first-person singular present benmèrito, first-person singular past historic benmeritài, past participle benmeritàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to be worthy (of)
  2. (intransitive) to be meritorious

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • benmeritare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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