coordinare

Coordinare is an Italian verb meaning to coordinate, to bring together elements so they function in a harmonious whole. It can refer to planning and aligning activities, managing resources, scheduling tasks, or aligning policies and procedures. In grammar and linguistics, coordinare denotes the operation of linking two or more units of equal syntactic status using coordinating conjunctions, such as e (and), o (or), or ma (but). The result is called coordinazione.

Etymology: the term derives from the combination of co- (together) with ordinare (to order). It entered Italian via Latin and the Romance family, reflecting the sense of arranging components to work in concert.

Usage and forms: as a regular -are verb, it is conjugated in the present as coordino, coordini, coordina, coordiniamo, coordinate, coordinano; the participle is coordinato, the gerund coordinating. The noun form coordinamento refers to the process or state of coordinating; coordinato can describe something that has been coordinated.

Contexts: in business and project management, coordinare is common in expressions like coordinare risorse, attività, o budget. In public administration, it is used to describe the alignment of plans and services across departments. In everyday speech, it often means arranging schedules or tasks to avoid overlap or conflict.

See also: coordinazione, coordinatore, coordinato, ordinamento, gestione, project management.

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