segnare

From Latin signāre.

• IPA^(key): /seɲˈɲa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: se‧gnà‧re

segnàre (first-person singular present ségno, first-person singular past historic segnài, past participle segnàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

1. to mark, mark out, or tick

   segnare gli sbagli sul test ― to mark the mistakes on the test

   la campanella segna la fine della lezione ― the bell marks the end of the lesson

   quell'incidente ha segnato la fine della sua carriera

   that incident marked the end of his career

2. to brand, to indicate, to signal, to line, to demarcate in order to better distinguish or identify

   segnare i confini con le pietre

   to demarcate the boundaries with rocks

   segnare la pagina

   to bookmark

   (literally, “to mark the page”)

3. to note down, to write down, to take down

   segnare l'indirizzo sul calendario

   to write down the address on the calendar

4. to point or point out

   segnare a dito ― to point at/out (literally, “to indicate with a finger”)

   segnare qualcuno a dito ― to point a finger at (blame) someone

5. to wrinkle, dent, or scratch (a surface)

   qualcuno ha segnato la mia macchina con le chiavi

   someone keyed my car

   (literally, “scratched my car with the keys”)

6. to say, to read, to give (of timepieces and other instruments)

   segnare il passo ― to mark time

   l'orologio segna le quattro ― the clock reads four

7. to imprint (leave an impression)

   gli ha segnato il viso con uno schiaffo

   her slap left a mark on his face

   (literally, “she imprinted his face with a slap”)

8. (sports) to score

   segnare un gol ― to score a goal

9. to scar (someone) (to affect traumatically)
10. to stain (tarnish someone's reputation)

    un errore politico l'ha segnato per sempre

    a political error stained him (his reputation) forever

11. (Christianity) to cross oneself

    il padre segnò il bambino

    the father crossed the child

12. (archaic) to sign (a document, etc.)

• insegnare
• segno

• segnerà