prescrevemos

Prescrevemos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Portuguese verb prescrever, meaning to prescribe. It expresses that a group, including the speaker, issues a prescription, guidance, or set of instructions. The form is used in medical and professional contexts where a team or authority speaks on behalf of a group.

Etymology and grammar: prescrever derives from Latin praescribere, with prae- meaning before and scribere meaning to write, literally “to write beforehand.” It is a regular -er verb in Portuguese. Conjugation in the present indicative runs eu prescrevo, tu prescreves, ele/ela/você prescreve, nós prescrevemos, vós prescreveis, eles prescrevem. In Brazil, the você form is commonly used for the second person singular; the tu form prescreves and the vós form prescreveis are more typical of European Portuguese.

Usage and context: In everyday language, prescrevemos is most often encountered in medical contexts where a doctor, pharmacist, or healthcare team issues a prescription for medications, therapies, or diagnostic tests. Examples include: “Nós prescrevemos um antibiótico” or “Nós prescrevemos analgesia conforme a necessidade.” The noun prescrição refers to the written order itself. The verb can also appear in broader professional or regulatory contexts when guidelines or procedures are formally issued, though its medical sense is the most common.

Additional notes: The term prescrição has another legal meaning in Portuguese, referring to statutes of limitations—the time after which rights or claims expire. In that sense, prescrever describes something becoming legally unenforceable, distinct from issuing a prescription.