addire

to be fitting

verb ahd-DEE-reh Rare

Also means

to be suited

Usage Note

Addire survives almost only in the reflexive addicersi (also addirsi) and mainly in the third person: non si addice a lui ('it does not suit him'). It is formal and literary; everyday speech prefers stare bene a or essere adatto a. Present forms: si addice, si addicono.

Examples

"Quel comportamento non si addice a un professore."

Natural Translation

That behaviour is not fitting for a teacher.

Literal Translation

That behaviour not itself-suits to a teacher.

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