congregare

See also: congregaré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congregāre (“to gather into a flock”), from con- (“with, together”) + from grex (“flock, herd”).

Verb

congregàre (first-person singular present congrègo, first-person singular past historic congregài, past participle congregàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to summon, to gather, to congregate (people, especially for a religious purpose)
2. (archaic, figurative) to amass, to accumulate (e.g. money)

Usage notes

• The Latinate pronunciation còngrego is mentioned in dictionaries but is dispreferred.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congregàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	congregàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		congregàndo
present participle		congregànte	past participle		congregàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	congrègo	congrèghi	congrèga	congreghiàmo	congregàte	congrègano
imperfect	congregàvo	congregàvi	congregàva	congregavàmo	congregavàte	congregàvano
past historic	congregài	congregàsti	congregò	congregàmmo	congregàste	congregàrono
future	congregherò	congregherài	congregherà	congregherémo	congregheréte	congregherànno
conditional	congregherèi	congregherésti	congregherèbbe, congregherébbe	congregherémmo	congregheréste	congregherèbbero, congregherébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	congrèghi	congrèghi	congrèghi	congreghiàmo	congreghiàte	congrèghino
imperfect	congregàssi	congregàssi	congregàsse	congregàssimo	congregàste	congregàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		congrèga	congrèghi	congreghiàmo	congregàte	congrèghino
negative imperative		non congregàre	non congrèghi	non congreghiàmo	non congregàte	non congrèghino

Related terms

• congregarsi

Latin

Verb

congregāre

1. inflection of congregō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish

Verb

congregare

1. inflection of congregar:
   1. first-person singular future subjunctive
   2. third-person singular future subjunctive