promosso

Promosso is an Italian adjective and past participle derived from promuovere (to promote). It agrees in gender and number: masc. sing. promosso, fem. sing. promossa, masc. plur. promossi, fem. plur. promosse. The term is used to indicate that someone or something has been elevated to a higher position, or has advanced to the next stage, in both professional and educational contexts.

In practical use, promosso can function as part of a verb phrase with essere, signaling a state or completed action: è promosso (he is promoted) or è stata promossa (she has been promoted). It is also used in passive constructions, as in è stato promosso to indicate that someone has been promoted to a higher role. In education, promosso is commonly used to describe a student who has passed a year or an exam and moves up to the next grade: "Sono stato promosso" or "È stato promosso all’esame successivo." The opposite is non promosso, meaning not promoted or failed to advance.

Originating from Latin promovēre, the term shares its root with promozione, the noun for promotion, which refers to the act or process of promoting. While promosso often appears in professional announcements and academic reports, it should not be confused with marketing “promotion” functions, which in Italian are typically rendered as promozione in the sense of advertising campaigns.

See also: promuovere, promozione.