afferrare

From Vulgar Latin *adferrāre, from ferrum (“iron, sword”).

• IPA^(key): /af.ferˈra.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: af‧fer‧rà‧re

afferràre (first-person singular present affèrro, first-person singular past historic afferrài, past participle afferràto, auxiliary avére)

1. to grab; to grasp

   Synonyms: prendere, acciuffare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare

2. to take advantage of (a circumstance); to seize

   Synonyms: cogliere, approfittare, avvantaggiarsi

   afferrare il momento ― to seize the moment

3. to grasp; to understand

   Synonyms: capire, comprendere

   afferrare l'idea ― to get the idea

   hai afferrato che te ne devi andare?

   did you understand that you need to go away?

• afferrarsi

• afferrerà