riempiono

Riempiono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb riempire, which means to fill. The verb is transitive and used to describe putting content into a container, occupying space, or filling something with material, substance, or abstract content. It can be used in literal senses (filling a box with objects) as well as figurative ones (filling a space with light, filling someone with joy). It can also appear in the construction riempire di, meaning to fill something with a certain quality or substance.

Etymology and conjugation: Riempire derives from Latin implere, meaning to fill, with the prefix ri- forming a common Italian verb. The present tense forms include io riempio, tu riempi, lui/lei riempie, noi riempiamo, voi riempite, loro riempiono. The stem shows a consonant doubling in the forms, and riempire does not follow the isc- pattern found in some other -ire verbs.

Usage notes: Riempire is versatile for physical filling as well as metaphorical filling. Examples include riempire una scatola di frutta (to fill a box with fruit), riempire una stanza di luce (to fill a room with light), and riempire un modulo (to fill out a form). The reflexive form riempirsi means to become full or to fill oneself with a feeling or quality, as in riempirsi di gioia.

See also: riempimento (the noun meaning filling or filling process). The word is common in everyday Italian and appears across literature, journalism, and technical writing whenever describing the act of filling or the state of being filled.