verb

versare

pour

Far uscire un liquido da un contenitore per metterlo in un altro, come quando metti l'acqua in un bicchiere.

Versare primarily means to pour a liquid from one container into another. It also has several figurative and specialized meanings:

To spill a liquid, intentionally or accidentally.
To pay or deposit money, such as a contribution, tax, or sum into an account.
To shed tears or blood.
To be in a condition, usually an unfavorable one, when followed by in.

Versare is a regular -are verb. It usually takes a direct object, but in the sense “to be in a condition,” it is intransitive.

It comes from Latin versare, meaning “to turn repeatedly” or “to turn about.”

riversare — “to pour out” or “to spill,” often suggesting a larger quantity or more forceful movement.
pagare — “to pay,” a general term; versare often emphasizes transferring or depositing a sum.
trovarsi — “to find oneself” in a condition; more neutral and broadly used than versare in this sense.
trattenere — “to hold back” or “retain,” an opposite when versare means to pour out or pay.

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Devo versare l'acqua nel bicchiere.verb

I have to pour the water into the glass.

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