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impostare

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See also: impostaré

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.posˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: im‧po‧stà‧re

Etymology 1

From im- + posto + -are.

Verb

impostàre (first-person singular present impòsto, first-person singular past historic impostài, past participle impostàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (construction) to lay the foundation of (an arch, a dome, etc.)
  2. (shipbuilding) to begin construction of (a ship)
  3. (in general) to set up, to lay the foundation of (a task)
  4. (journalism) to lay out (a newspaper or magazine page)
  5. to pose (a question), to set up (a problem)
  6. (finance) to establish (an expenditure in the budget)
  7. (music) to prepare (one's voice for singing)
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Etymology 2

From im- + posta + -are.

Verb

impostàre (first-person singular present impòsto, first-person singular past historic impostài, past participle impostàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to post/mail (a letter)
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Spanish

Verb

impostare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of impostar

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