Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin capitāre, from Latin caput. Compare Romanian căpăta.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ka.piˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧tà‧re
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Verb edit

capitàre (first-person singular present càpito, first-person singular past historic capitài, past participle capitàto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to happen
    Synonym: succedere
    Sono cose che possono capitare a tutti.
    These are things that can happen to everyone.
  2. to turn up, to arise, to occur
    Synonym: presentarsi
  3. to come, to get to, to chance, to end up
    Synonyms: finire, passare da, venire

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Further reading edit

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

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