accingere

to prepare oneself

verb aht-CHIN-jeh-reh Rare

Origin: Latin accingere (to gird oneself), from ad- + cingere (to gird).

Also means

to set about

Usage Note

Accingere is almost exclusively used reflexively as accingersi (to be about to do something, to set oneself to a task): si accinge a partire (he is about to leave). It is a formal or literary expression; in everyday speech stare per (to be about to) is far more common. It takes essere as auxiliary in the reflexive.

Examples

"Si accinge a firmare il contratto."

Natural Translation

He is about to sign the contract.

Literal Translation

Himself prepares to sign the contract.

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