fervere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *fervere, from Classical Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to be hot, boil).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fèrvere (first-person singular present fèrvo, first-person singular past historic (rare) fervétti or (ditto, traditional) fervètti, no past participle) (intransitive)

  1. (literary) to be scorching
  2. (literary) to seethe (of a liquid)
  3. (figurative) to be intense or violent
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Fervevano i preparativi per la Settimana dell'Odio, e il personale dei Ministeri faceva gli straordinari.
      The preparations for Hate Week were in full swing, and the staffs of all the Ministries were working overtime.
      (literally, “The preparations for Hate Week were intense, and the Ministry staff was working overtime.”)

Conjugation

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Latin

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Verb

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fervēre

  1. present active infinitive of ferveō