Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obstāre (infinitive obstāre).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oˈsta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: o‧stà‧re

Verb edit

ostàre (first-person singular present òsto, no past historic, no past participle)

  1. (intransitive, literary) to stand in the way of, to hinder, to oppose [+ a (object)]
    Synonyms: impedire, ostacolare

Usage notes edit

  • The verb lacks the historic past tense forms and the past participle form.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • ostare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams edit