proseguito

Proseguito is the past participle of the Italian verb proseguire, meaning to continue, proceed, or carry on. In standard Italian, proseguito can function as a past participle used in compound tenses with the auxiliary essere, and as an adjective describing something that has continued or been carried on. When used as a participle, it agrees in gender and number with the subject: il progetto proseguito, la strada proseguita, i progetti proseguiti, le strade proseguite.

Etymology: proseguito derives from proseguire, which in turn comes from Latin prosequi, meaning to accompany or to follow.

Usage: In narrative and formal writing, proseguito appears in perfect or pluperfect constructions: La trattativa è proseguita nonostante le difficoltà. The phrase can also modify a noun to indicate ongoing status: un piano proseguito negli anni. The verb proseguire is intransitive, and in many contexts proseguito indicates the continuation of effort, process, or action rather than a physical object.

Relation to related terms: Proseguito is related to prosecuzione, the noun form meaning continuation or progression. In legal contexts, prosecuzione can also carry the sense of continuation of proceedings, while prosecuzione in English can be confused with prosecution, which has a different meaning. Context usually clarifies the intended sense.

See also: proseguire; prosecuzione; continuare.