Meaning
to premeditate, plan
- To think out or plan an action (especially a crime or harmful act) beforehand.
In a sentence
Secondo l'accusa, l'imputato ha premeditato ogni dettaglio.
According to the prosecution, the defendant premeditated every detail.
Non credo che abbiano premeditato la truffa con tanto anticipo.
I don't think they premeditated the scam so far in advance.
Come potevano premeditare un'azione così complessa?
How could they premeditate such a complex action?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| premeditare | infinitive |
| premedito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| premediti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premedita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premeditiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| premeditate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premeditavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| premeditavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| premeditava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| premeditavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| premeditavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| premeditai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| premeditasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| premeditò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| premeditammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| premeditaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| premediterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| premediterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| premediterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| premediteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| premediterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| premediteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| premediti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| premediti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premediti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premeditiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| premeditiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premeditassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| premeditassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| premeditasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| premeditassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| premeditaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| premediterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| premediteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| premediterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| premediteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| premeditereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| premediterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| premedita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| premeditiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| premeditate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| premeditando | gerund |
| premeditato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- The past participle 'premeditato' is frequently used as an adjective meaning 'premeditated'.