Meaning
to tail, shadow
- to follow someone secretly and persistently
In a sentence
La polizia ha pedinato il sospetto per diversi giorni.
The police tailed the suspect for several days.
Si è accorto che qualcuno lo stava pedinando nel vicolo buio.
He realized that someone was shadowing him in the dark alley.
Perché mi stai pedinando invece di parlarmi chiaramente?
Why are you following me instead of speaking to me directly?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pedinare | infinitive |
| pedino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pediniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pedinate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedinavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pedinavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pedinava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pedinavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pedinavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pedinai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pedinasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pedinò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pedinammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pedinaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pedinerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pedinerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pedinerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pedineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pedinerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pedineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pedini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pediniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pediniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pedinassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pedinasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pedinassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pedinaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pedinerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pedineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pedinerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pedineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pedinereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pedina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pediniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pedinate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pedinando | gerund |
| pedinato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Transitive verb; uses avere as auxiliary.
- Refers to discreet following, typical of detectives or stalkers.