# stringere
## Italian
### Alternative forms

* strignere (archaic)

### Etymology

From Latin stringere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstrin.d͡ʒe.re/
* Rhymes: -indʒere
* Hyphenation: strìn‧ge‧re

### Verb

strìngere (first-person singular present strìngo, first-person singular past historic strìnsi, past participle strétto, auxiliary avére)
* (transitive) to clasp, to grasp, to grab tightly, to hold tightly
    il cavalliere stringe la spada ― the knight is holding onto the sword
* (transitive) to close tightly, to squeeze
* (transitive) to contract (a muscle)
* (transitive) to tighten, to make tighter
* (transitive) to shrink, to reduce in size
    ho chiesto il sarto se lui potesse stringere la camicia ― I asked the tailor if he could shrink the button-down shirt
* (transitive) to be excessively tight on, to squeeze (someone) (of clothing)
    questa gonna mi stringe alla vita ― this skirt is too tight on my waist
* (intransitive) to be excessively tight (of clothing) [auxiliary avere]
* (transitive) to tie around tightly, to bind
    la mamma gli ha stretto una benda sul polpaccio ― the mother bound a bandage around his calf
** (transitive) to fasten (a seatbelt, etc.)
* (transitive) to force (into a narrow place), to squeeze
    un camion mi ha stretto in curva ― a truck forced me to the curve
* (transitive, figurative) to form (a friendship, relationship)
    stringere un'amicizia ― to form a friendship
* (transitive, figurative) to settle on or conclude (a contract, deal, etc.)
* (transitive, figurative) to make more concise, to abridge, to summarize
    la maestra gridò, "Meno chiacchiere, stringete!" ― the teacher yelled, "Less chatter, make it quick!"
* (transitive, uncommon) to force, to compel
* (transitive, literary) to dominate
* (intransitive) to veer sharply (of a motor vehicle) [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive, sports, especially soccer) to move to the center, towards the goal; to centralize by converging towards the midfield or the opponent's goal [auxiliary avere]
* (intransitive) to be pressing; to run out; to quickly approach a deadline (of time) [auxiliary avere]
    dobbiamo muoverci, il tempo stringe ― we better move, time is running out
* (intransitive) to taste sour; to have an astringent effect (of food or drink) [auxiliary avere]

#### Derived terms

* stringatezza
* stringere d'assedio
* stringere i denti
* stringere il cuore
* stringere la cinghia
* stringere la gola
* stringere un patto
* stringersi
* stringi stringi
* stringimento
* stringitore
* stringitura

#### Related terms

* astringere
* costringere, constringere
* distringere
* restringere, ristringere
* stretto

### Further reading

* stringere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* stringere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* stringere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* strìngere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* strìngere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* restringe, strignere

## Latin
### Verb

stringēre
* second-person singular future passive indicative of stringō

### Verb

stringere
* inflection of stringō:
** present active infinitive
** second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative