"attento" meaning in Italian

See attento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /atˈtɛn.to/ Forms: attenta [feminine], attenti [masculine, plural], attente [feminine, plural], attentissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnto Etymology: From Latin attentus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:uder|la:attentus}}, {{uder|it|la|attentus}} Latin attentus Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=attentissimo}} attento (feminine attenta, masculine plural attenti, feminine plural attente, superlative attentissimo)
  1. careful, close, focusing
    Sense id: en-attento-it-adj-4DsaIT-Z Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 19 25 11 20 26 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 16 27 22 0 34
  2. attentive, intent, watchful, alert
    Sense id: en-attento-it-adj-akjV~dt7 Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 19 25 11 20 26 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 16 27 22 0 34 Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 14 53 16 2 14
  3. mindful, heedful
    Sense id: en-attento-it-adj-NYsbyiqw Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 19 25 11 20 26 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 16 27 22 0 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: attentamente, attenti, attenzione
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /atˈtɛn.to/
Rhymes: -ɛnto Etymology: From Latin attentus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:uder|la:attentus}}, {{uder|it|la|attentus}} Latin attentus Head templates: {{head|it|interjection}} attento
  1. watch out!; look out!; take care!; mind!; careful!; be careful
    Sense id: en-attento-it-intj-dmfvxO6X Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 19 25 11 20 26
  2. caution
    Sense id: en-attento-it-intj-PPCDwoJV Categories (other): Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 19 25 11 20 26 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 16 27 22 0 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 10 4 15 19 15 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 11 10 4 15 19 15 12 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /atˈtɛn.to/, /atˈten.to/
Rhymes: -ɛnto, -ento Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} attento
  1. first-person singular present indicative of attentare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: attentare
    Sense id: en-attento-it-verb-MDSDPvvC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 2 6 22 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 6 2 7 10 50 7 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 2 5 7 66 5 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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