peggiorare
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peiōrem (“worsen”). By surface analysis, peggiore + -are.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
peggioràre (first-person singular present peggióro, first-person singular past historic peggiorài, past participle peggioràto, auxiliary (transitive, also alternatively when intransitive and with a person as the subject) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to worsen (make worse)
- (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of an object, situation, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive) to worsen (become worse) (of a person, e.g. a patient) [auxiliary essere or avere]
Usage notes edit
- Colloquial Tuscan says io pèggioro, tu pèggiori in place of standard io peggióro, tu peggióri.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of peggioràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive, also alternatively when intransitive and with a person as the subject.
2Intransitive.