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sapere.

to know (information)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/saˈpe.re/
  1. to know (information)

    ambitransitive
    sa l'indirizzo
    sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?
  2. to be able to, can, could (to know how to)

    auxiliary · transitive
    so nuotare
  3. to taste or smell [with di ‘like’]

    intransitive
    questo pollo sa di rosmarino
  4. to create the impression, to smack [with di ‘of’]

    broadly · intransitive
    questa richiesta sa di ricatto
  5. to think or know that (someone) is in a certain place or condition

    transitive
    ti sapevo all'estero
    sono felice di saperti sposata
  6. to come to know, to become informed of, to find out

    transitive
    ho saputo che hai avviato un'attività
  7. (with a, di, or [che + ind.]) to have a certain impression; to appear; to guess

    impersonal · intransitive
    mi sa che questo non è giusto
    mi sa che ho sbagliato a parlargliene
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (“taste, know”).

noun/saˈpe.re/
  1. knowledge, learning

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (“taste, know”).

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