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mettere.

to put, to place, to lay, to set

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmet.te.re//ˈmɛt.te.re/regional
  1. to put, to place, to lay, to set

    transitive
    Perché metti le calze sulla sedia?
  2. to deposit

    transitive
  3. to bet, to wager

    transitive
  4. to cut (new teeth)

    transitive
  5. to lead (someone) to, to provoke in (someone), to make (someone) feel

    transitive
    mettere qualcuno in ansia
    mettere qualcuno nei guai
  6. to charge (an amount of money)

    colloquial · transitive
  7. to don, to put on

    transitive
  8. to give, to lead onto (of a street, road, etc.)

    intransitive
  9. to bud, to develop (of plants)

    intransitive
  10. to turn out (well or badly)

    intransitive
  11. in the form "metterlo", literally "to put it": to penetrate sexually

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
  12. in the form "metterlo", literally "to put it": to cheat, to swindle, to scam

    intransitive · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mittere, probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with French mettre, Spanish meter, Occitan metre, and English mission.

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