Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin iuvāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gio‧và‧re

Verb edit

giovàre (first-person singular present gióvo or giòvo[1], first-person singular past historic giovài, past participle giovàto, auxiliary avére or (alternatively when the subject is a thing) èssere) [+ a (object)]

  1. to be useful (to) [auxiliary avere or essere]
    Sempre l'astuzzia ti gioverà.
    Astuteness will always be a help to you.
    A che mi giova sapere che non sia pronto?
    What use is it for me to know that it is not ready?
  2. to be good (for) [auxiliary avere or essere]
    giovare alla saluteto be good for one's health
  3. (impersonal) to be useful [auxiliary avere or essere]
  4. (impersonal) to be good [auxiliary avere or essere]
  5. (transitive, uncommon) to help, to benefit

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References edit

  1. ^ giovo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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