dispensano

Dispensano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb dispensare. In standard Italian, it indicates that the subject(s) perform the act of distributing, granting, or supplying something to others. The form is used in both everyday speech and formal writing.

The verb dispensare has several related senses. It can mean to distribute goods or services (for example, to dispense aid, medicines, or food), to grant privileges or exemptions (to dispense someone from an obligation), and in ecclesiastical or legal contexts to issue a dispensation from a rule or obligation. The core sense is “to give out” or “to provide,” while exemption can be expressed with appropriate prepositions or constructions.

Usage examples illustrate its range. Le associazioni dispensano cibo e vestiti ai bisognosi. Le autorità dispensano i cittadini dall’obbligo di presentare quel documento. In these contexts, dispensano is used with direct objects (what is given out) or with prepositional phrases signaling exemption.

Origin and related forms: the verb dispensare is part of standard Italian and has cognates in other Romance languages (for example, dispensar in Spanish and Portuguese). Its conjugation reflects person and number, with the full present indicative forms Io dispenso, Tu dispensi, Lui dispensa, Noi dispensiamo, Voi dispensate, Loro dispensano.

See also: dispensa (noun, meaning pantry or exemption), dispensazione (dispensation), dispensatore (one who dispenses).