Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *accolligere, derived from Classical Latin ad- +‎ colligere (whence the Italian cogliere).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /akˈkɔʎ.ʎe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʎʎere
  • Hyphenation: ac‧cò‧glie‧re
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Verb

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accògliere (first-person singular present accòlgo, first-person singular past historic accòlsi, past participle accòlto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to welcome, receive
  2. (transitive) to accommodate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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