mettere.
to put, to place, to lay, to set
Meaning & usage
to put, to place, to lay, to set
Perché metti le calze sulla sedia?
to deposit
to bet, to wager
to cut (new teeth)
to lead (someone) to, to provoke in (someone), to make (someone) feel
mettere qualcuno in ansia
mettere qualcuno nei guai
to charge (an amount of money)
to don, to put on
to give, to lead onto (of a street, road, etc.)
to bud, to develop (of plants)
to turn out (well or badly)
in the form "metterlo", literally "to put it": to penetrate sexually
in the form "metterlo", literally "to put it": to cheat, to swindle, to scam
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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