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WordInfo
Morphology
Lemmata
Forms: già (data provider: created dynamically cause no lemma is available)
Dictionary
Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Già, adv.
1. formerly, once, in former days, before.Vi fui — tre anni sono, I was there about three years ago; 2. already, now, at this time, at present. — la sera è venuta, it is already night. — è venuto, he is come now. Già sometimes is not expressed in English, but nevertheless it gives strength to the discourse in Italian. Non vorresti — ch'io partissi, you would not have me go away. Non —, not, not at all. Non — ch'io me ne penta, not that I repent of it. Sometimes it expresses the affirmation. —, yes, certainly.