Previsti

Previsti is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective and past participle previsto, derived from the verb prevedere (to foresee). It denotes items, quantities, or outcomes that have been foreseen or planned in advance. The feminine plural form is previste, and the singular forms are previsto (masculine) and prevista (feminine).

Origin and usage: Previsto comes from prevedere through the past participle formation. As an adjective, previsti agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number. It is commonly used in formal and technical language to indicate projections, forecasts, or planned elements in documents, budgets, and schedules.

Examples: I costi previsti per quest’anno sono stati aggiornati. The plural masculine form refers to masculine nouns like costi or progetti. Le spese previste per il trimestre sono coperte dal fondo. The feminine plural previste corresponds to feminine nouns like spese or scadenze.

Context and nuance: Previsti often appears in business, finance, and administrative contexts to express something that was anticipated or established by prior analysis. It is closely related to previsione (forecast or prediction) but is typically used as an attributive adjective describing specific items, rather than as a noun for the act of predicting.

Notes: The term should not be confused with previste as the feminine plural of previsto or with previsione as a noun; each form agrees with its noun in gender and number. In legal and financial texts, you may encounter both previsti and previste depending on the noun they modify.