ostinarsi
Italian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /os.tiˈnar.si/
- Rhymes: -arsi
- Hyphenation: o‧sti‧nàr‧si
Verb
ostinàrsi (first-person singular present mi ostìno, first-person singular past historic mi ostinài, past participle ostinàtosi)
- (with in or a + inf.) insist
- Synonyms: insistere, impuntarsi; see also Thesaurus:ostinarsi
- (with a + inf.) to remain in the same condition; to persist
- la febbre si ostina a non voler scendere
- the fever persists in not being lowered