Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin ascultāre, variant of auscultāre. Doublet of auscultare, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.skolˈta.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: a‧scol‧tà‧re

Verb edit

ascoltàre (first-person singular present ascólto, first-person singular past historic ascoltài, past participle ascoltàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to listen to
    Synonyms: sentire, udire
  2. (by extension) to obey
  3. (medicine) to auscultate
    Synonym: auscultare

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Further reading edit

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

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