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saggiare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From saggio +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sadˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: sag‧già‧re

Verb

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saggiàre (first-person singular present sàggio, first-person singular past historic saggiài, past participle saggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to assay (precious metals)
  2. (figurative) to probe, to test, to sound out, to size up
  3. (archaic or dialectal) to taste, to try, to sample
    Synonym: assaggiare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • saggiare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • saggiare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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