indossano

Indossano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb indossare, which means to wear or to put on clothing or accessories. It is used when describing that multiple subjects are performing the action in the present.

For example, indossano una giacca describes people currently wearing a jacket. The verb indossare is a regular -are verb, and its present indicative forms are: io indosso, tu indossi, lui/lei indossa, noi indossiamo, voi indossate, loro indossano. Therefore, indossano corresponds to the subject pronoun loro (or to a plural subject) in the present tense.

Usage notes: Indossare is typically used with direct objects that name the items being worn, such as capi di abbigliamento (clothing), accessori (accessories), or uniforms. It can describe physical wearing, as in clothes and glasses, or, in some expressions, figuratively to convey adopting an attitude or role, for example indossare un sorriso or indossare un ruolo, though other phrases may be more common in certain contexts.

See also: indossare, vestire. The form indossano is one of several present-tense forms that illustrate how Italian -are verbs conjugate in the third person plural.