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French word
prévu
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁevy/
Meaning
- adjectivescheduled
Example
Le rendez-vous est prévu à quatorze heures.
The appointment is scheduled for 2 p.m.
More examples
Le départ est prévu à huit heures.
The departure is scheduled for eight o'clock.
Core concept
An event placed in advance at a known point in the future, whether by plan or expectation.
Common phrases
rendez-vous prévu
scheduled appointment
vol prévu
scheduled flight
départ prévu
scheduled departure
Similar words
confirmé: Verified as going ahead by the parties involved.
planifié: Organized beforehand, with planning and preparations in progress.
organisé: Prepared and arranged so that everything can proceed smoothly.
réservé: Secured beforehand for a particular place or seat.
Definition in French
Employé pour indiquer qu'un événement ou une action est planifié ou attendu à un moment donné.
Word origin
Prévu comes from prévoir, whose Latin source praevidere combines prae- 'before' with videre 'to see'.
Usage tips
- Prévu pour commonly introduces a scheduled date or purpose, while il est prévu que introduces an expected event or outcome.
Other meanings
- plannedadjective
- expectedadjective
Related words
- prévoirplanverb
- prévisionforecastnoun
- prévisiblepredictableadjective