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prestargli

to pay attention to him/it, to lend him

→ prestare
prestar to lend, to loan + gli to him
verb Rare #37,676
to pay attention to him/it The pronoun refers to the person or thing receiving attention.
IT: Devo prestargli più attenzione.
EN: I need to pay more attention to him.
to lend him The pronoun refers to the person receiving the loan.
IT: Posso prestargli il mio libro.
EN: I can lend him my book.
Conjugation of prestare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third prestò prestarono
Past
prestato
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First presterò —
Third presterà —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second prestami prestatemi
Third presti —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First presto —
Second presti prestate
Third presta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First presti —
Second presti —
Third presti —

Dovete prestargli attenzione.

You have to pay attention to him.

Non prestargli dei soldi!

Don't lend him money!

— Tampopo (1985)

Non sembrava prestargli molta attenzione.

She didn’t seem to pay much attention to him.

Lei deve prestargli attenzione.

She has to pay attention to him.

Avrei dovuto prestargli più attenzione.

I should have paid more attention to him.

— Hamnet - Nel nome del figlio (2025)

Possiamo prestargli le monete?

Can we lend him the coins?

— Moonrise Kingdom - Una fuga d'amore (2012)