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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

girare.

to turn, stir, turn over

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/d͡ʒiˈra.re/
  1. to turn, stir, turn over

    ergative
    girare lo sguardo
    girare la frittata
  2. to spin (present a bias)

    broadly · ergative · figuratively
  3. to tour, travel to go round or alongside (a place, etc.)

    transitive
    girare una collina
  4. to tour, travel to go far and wide

    transitive
    ho girato il comune per trovarti un regalo
  5. to tour, travel to tour (make a circuit of a place)

    transitive
  6. to pass (to)

    transitive
    ti giro questa domanda
  7. to endorse, transfer (of a cheque/check, etc.)

    transitive
  8. to shoot, film

    transitive
  9. to encircle

    ambitransitive
    la recinzione gira tutto il giardino
    le mura girano attorno alla città
  10. to bypass

    rare · transitive
  11. to roam; to wander; to mill about [with per]

    intransitive
  12. to circulate

    intransitive
  13. to continue [auxiliary avere] (of a text)

    intransitive
    il brano parte dalla prima e gira in terza pagina
  14. to work; to function

    intransitive
  15. to go through one's head

    intransitive
    Un'immagine dolorosa gli girava per la testa.
  16. to feel like

    informal · intransitive
  17. to proceed in a certain way, especially positive; to go

    informal · intransitive
    Il lavoro non gira bene.
  18. to go bad [auxiliary avere] (of wine)

    Tuscany · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin gȳrāre.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.