agire

Italian (Fiorentino)

/aˈd͡ʒi.re/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to act or operate
  • (intransitive) to work, run or function
  • (intransitive) to take effect
  • (intransitive) to behave
  • (intransitive) to proceed (against)
  • (intransitive) to affect (part of the body etc)
  • (intransitive) to act out

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *agīre, agō (make, do, I drive, act, drive, I do, impel, move, push, I act, lead) inherited from Proto-Italic *agō (drive, impel, I do, I push, I drive, act) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti (be driving), *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

Emoji
🚂

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