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prefiggere

to set (a goal for oneself)

verb preh-FEED-jeh-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

Prefiggere is almost always used reflexively as prefiggersi — 'to set oneself a goal or target'. The construction is prefiggersi uno scopo (to set oneself a purpose) or prefiggersi di + infinitive (to resolve to do something). It belongs to the third conjugation (-ere) and forms its past participle as prefisso.

Examples

"Mi sono prefissato un obiettivo difficile."

Natural Translation

I set myself a difficult goal.

Literal Translation

To-myself I-set a goal difficult.

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