accorgere

to notice

verb ahk-KOR-jeh-reh Less Common

Also means

to realize

Usage Note

Accorgere is almost always used in the reflexive: accorgersi di qualcosa ('to notice / become aware of something'). It is irregular: past participle accorto, and it takes essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses (mi sono accorto dell'errore = 'I noticed the mistake'). Do not confuse the verb with the adjective accorto ('shrewd, cautious').

Examples

"Non mi sono accorto dell'errore."

Natural Translation

I didn't notice the mistake.

Literal Translation

Not myself I-am noticed of-the mistake.

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