distendere

See also: distenderé

Italian

Etymology

From Latin distendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈstɛn.de.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛndere
• Hyphenation: di‧stèn‧de‧re

Verb

distèndere (first-person singular present distèndo, first-person singular past historic distési, past participle distéso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to stretch out (a limb, etc.)
2. to relax (a muscle, etc.)
3. to extend
4. to spread (a tablecloth, etc.)
5. to hang out (washing)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of distèndere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	distèndere
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		distendèndo
present participle		distendènte	past participle		distéso
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	distèndo	distèndi	distènde	distendiàmo	distendéte	distèndono
imperfect	distendévo	distendévi	distendéva	distendevàmo	distendevàte	distendévano
past historic	distési	distendésti	distése	distendémmo	distendéste	distésero
future	distenderò	distenderài	distenderà	distenderémo	distenderéte	distenderànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	distenderèi	distenderésti	distenderèbbe, distenderébbe	distenderémmo	distenderéste	distenderèbbero, distenderébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	distènda	distènda	distènda	distendiàmo	distendiàte	distèndano
imperfect	distendéssi	distendéssi	distendésse	distendéssimo	distendéste	distendéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		distèndi	distènda	distendiàmo	distendéte	distèndano
negative imperative		non distèndere	non distènda	non distendiàmo	non distendéte	non distèndano

Derived terms

Derived terms

• distendersi
• distensione
• distensivo
• distesa
• disteso

Latin

Verb

distendēre

1. inflection of distendō:
   1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
   2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb

distendere

1. inflection of distendō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative