English → Latin
“beforehand” in Latin
prōvideōto foresee; to be cautious; to act with foresight; to provide, see topriuspreviously; beforeanteof space. in front, before, forwards; before, in the presence of, in the sight of; of time. beforepraestituōto determine in advancepraecaveōto guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent; to take care or heed, take precautions, beware; to be on one’s
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
beforehand adv.
to be beforthand, paratum promtumque esse; with any thing, providere, instruere aliquid; in expedite habere aliquid: to have money beforehand, pecuniam in numerato, or prae manu habere. “Beforehand” is often translated by prae or ante in composition, to take any thing beforehand, aliquid praecipere (Jurist.): to determine anything beforehand, aliquid praefinire, praestituere: to be on one’s guard beforehand, praecavere: to be beforehand with anybody in anything, praevenire aliquem aliqua re: to be beforehand with anybody’s wishes, desideria alicujus praevenire: to pay beforehand, in antecessum dare or solvere (post-Augustan); ante tempus or antedictum diem solvere: repraesentare (pay down at once).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for beforehand?
- The usual Latin words for “beforehand” are prōvideō, prius, ante; also praestituō, praecaveō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.