parere

From Latin pārēre, from Proto-Italic *pāzēō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-s- (“watch, see”), s-present of *peh₂- (“protect”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈre.re/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: pa‧ré‧re

parére (first-person singular present pàio, first-person singular past historic pàrvi, past participle pàrso, first-person singular future parrò, no imperative, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

1. to look, to seem, to appear

   Synonyms: sembrare, apparire

2. to seem (of an opinion) [with a ‘to someone’ and che (+ subjunctive clause) ‘that’]

   mi pare che sia buono ― It seems to me that it's good, it seems good to me, I think it's good

   mi pare ingiusto farlo ― It seems unfair to me to do so, I think it's unfair to do that

• Note: There are no imperative forms.

Including lesser-used forms:

• apparire

parere m (plural pareri)

1. opinion, view, comment

   Synonym: opinione

   • 1993, A. Valsiglio, P. Cremonesi, F. Cavalli (lyrics and music), “La solitudine”, in Laura Pausini, performed by Laura Pausini:

     Di certo il tuo parere non l'ha chiesto mai / Ha detto un giorno tu mi capirai

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. estimate, judgment

   Synonym: giudizio

• parvenza

From parō.

parēre

1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of parō

From pāreō.

pārēre

1. inflection of pāreō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

From pariō.

parere

1. inflection of pariō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

• paré, parè (alt. spellings)

Inherited from Latin pārēre.

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [paˈre]

parere

1. to seem

• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “parere”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano