esordire
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.zorˈdi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: e‧sor‧dì‧re
Verb
esordìre (first-person singular present esordìsco, first-person singular past historic esordìi, past participle esordìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive) [auxiliary avere]
- to begin a speech, discussion, etc.
- lui ha esordito ricapitolando i fatti
- he began by summarizing the facts
- (by extension) to debut, to make one's debut
- (by extension) to begin, to start (of a disease, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of esordìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)