Inseguito

Inseguito is the past participle of the Italian verb inseguire, meaning to chase or pursue. The term is used both in grammatical constructions and as an adjective to describe something or someone that is being pursued. The word derives from Latin insequi, to follow after.

As a participle, inseguito appears in compound tenses with the auxiliary avere or essere depending on its use. In standard tense formations with avere, it remains invariable with the subject (for example: Ho inseguito i sospetti). When used in a passive sense or as an adjective with the auxiliary essere, it agrees in gender and number with the subject (for example: La persona è stata inseguita; I sospetti sono stati inseguiti).

In everyday language, inseguito commonly characterizes people, animals, or objects that are being chased, pursued, or hunted, and it appears in a variety of expressions related to pursuit. It can also describe figurative pursuits, such as chasing a goal or a dream (inseguire una pista, inseguire un sogno), though in these cases the verb inseguire is used more directly.

Related terms include inseguimento (the noun for pursuit) and inseguire itself, whose senses range from literal chases to figurative striving. Inseguito therefore functions both as a lexical form and as a descriptive noun-adjective element in Italian, employed across narrative, legal, and everyday contexts.