Meaning
to predetermine, pre-establish
- to establish, decide, or agree upon something in advance
In a sentence
Dobbiamo prestabilire le date degli incontri prima di avviare il progetto.
We must predetermine the meeting dates before launching the project.
La riunione non si è svolta secondo l'ordine del giorno prestabilito.
The meeting did not proceed according to the pre-established agenda.
Non avevano prestabilito chi avrebbe sostenuto i costi delle perizie legali?
Hadn't they agreed in advance who would bear the costs of the legal evaluations?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prestabilire | infinitive |
| prestabilisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabiliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prestabilite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabiliscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabiliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabilivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prestabilivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabilivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabilimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| prestabiliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabilirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabiliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| prestabilirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabiliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabiliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prestabiliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabiliscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prestabilissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabilissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prestabiliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabilissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| prestabiliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabilirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prestabiliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prestabilireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabilirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prestabilisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prestabiliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prestabilite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prestabilendo | gerund |
| prestabilito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugates with the -isc- infix in the present indicative and subjunctive.
- Very common in the past participle form 'prestabilito' (pre-established, agreed beforehand).