sollecitato

Sollecitato is an Italian participle and adjective derived from the verb sollecitare, which means to urge, prompt, request, or solicit. As a participle, it is used in compound tenses (for example, ho sollecitato, è stato sollecitato) and, as an adjective, to indicate that someone or something has been urged or requested to take action or provide a response. The sense can range from a formal urging to a simple request for information.

Etymology and meaning: sollecitare comes from Latin sollicitare, formed from sollicitus meaning anxious or aroused, with the suffix -tare. In modern Italian, sollecitare covers actions such as pressing someone to act, prompting a response, or asking for documents, testimony, or information.

Grammatical use: the past participle is sollecitato (masculine singular). It agrees in gender and number when used as an adjective (sollecitata, sollecitati, sollecitate). When used as a verbal participle with auxiliary avere, it generally does not change form unless there is a preceding direct object that affects agreement. For example: “Ho sollecitato una risposta” and “I documenti sollecitati dal commissario.”

Common expressions: sollecitare una risposta, sollecitare documenti, sollecitazione (the act or process of urging or requesting), essere sollecitato to do something, ricevuta sollecitazione (a received reminder).

See also: sollecitazione, sollecitare, sollecito. Distinguish sollecitato from sollecito, which in Italian can also mean prompt or quick when used as an adjective, but in different contexts from the participle sollecitato.