verbirregular conjugation
praeeō
praeeō (present infinitive praeīre, perfect active praeiī or praeīvī, supine praeitum)
Classical[ˈprae̯.e.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.e.o]
Meaning
- to go before, precede (with dative)
- to go forward; lead the way
- to dictate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ante eō, dūcōpraeeō -īre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 17
prior eō, ante eōpraeeō -īre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 22
Conjugation irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeeō | praeībam | praeībō | praeiī praeīvī | praeieram praeīveram | praeierō praeīverō |
| 2nd sg. | praeīs | praeībās | praeībis | praeīstī praeiistī, praeīvistī | praeierās praeīverās | praeieris praeīveris |
| 3rd sg. | praeit | praeībat | praeībit | praeiit praeīvit | praeierat praeīverat | praeierit praeīverit |
| 1st pl. | praeīmus | praeībāmus | praeībimus | praeiimus praeīvimus | praeierāmus praeīverāmus | praeierimus praeīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | praeītis | praeībātis | praeībitis | praeīstis praeiistis, praeīvistis | praeierātis praeīverātis | praeieritis praeīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | praeeunt | praeībant | praeībunt | praeiērunt praeiēre, praeīvērunt, praeīvēre | praeierant praeīverant | praeierint praeīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeeam | praeīrem | praeierim praeīverim | praeīssem praeiissem, praeīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | praeeās | praeīrēs | praeierīs praeīverīs | praeīssēs praeiissēs, praeīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praeeat | praeīret | praeierit praeīverit | praeīsset praeiisset, praeīvisset |
| 1st pl. | praeeāmus | praeīrēmus | praeierīmus praeīverīmus | praeīssēmus praeiissēmus, praeīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praeeātis | praeīrētis | praeierītis praeīverītis | praeīssētis praeiissētis, praeīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praeeant | praeīrent | praeierint praeīverint | praeīssent praeiissent, praeīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeeor | praeībar | praeībor |
| 2nd sg. | praeīris praeīre | praeībāris praeībāre | praeīberis praeībere |
| 3rd sg. | praeītur | praeībātur | praeībitur |
| 1st pl. | praeīmur | praeībāmur | praeībimur |
| 2nd pl. | praeīminī | praeībāminī | praeībiminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeeuntur | praeībantur | praeībuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeear | praeīrer |
| 2nd sg. | praeeāris praeeāre | praeīrēris praeīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | praeeātur | praeīrētur |
| 1st pl. | praeeāmur | praeīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeeāminī | praeīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeeantur | praeīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praeī | praeīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praeīte | praeīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praeītō | praeītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praeītō | praeītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praeītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praeeuntō | praeeuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praeīre | praeīrī |
| perfect infinitive | praeīsse praeiisse, praeīvisse | praeitum esse |
| future infinitive | praeitūrum esse | praeitum īrī |
| present participle | praeiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praeitus praeita, praeitā, praeitae, praeitam, praeitārum, praeitās, praeitī, praeitōrum, praeitōs |
| future participle | praeitūrus praeitūra, praeitūrā, praeitūrae, praeitūram, praeitūrārum, praeitūrās, praeitūre, praeitūrī, praeitūrīs, praeitūrō, praeitūrōrum, praeitūrōs, praeitūrum | praeeundus praeeunda, praeeundā, praeeundae, praeeundam, praeeundārum, praeeundās, praeeunde, praeeundīs, praeeundōrum, praeeundōs |
gerundpraeeundī, praeeundō, praeeundumsupinepraeitum, praeitū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- praeire verba (carmen) (Liv. 31. 17)
- to read prayers for the congregation to repeat.
prae-ĕo (sometimes written in inscrr. with one e, PRAERAT, etc.), īvi and ĭi, ĭtum, īre, v. n. and a.
I. , to go before, lead the way, precede (syn.: praegredior, antecedo).
I. Lit.
(a). Neutr.:
ut consulibus lictores praeirent, Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55: domino praeire, Stat. Th. 6, 519: Laevinus Romam praeivit, Liv. 26, 27 fin.: praetor dictus, qui praeiret jure et exercitu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 80 Müll.; cf.: in re militari praetor dictus, qui praeiret exercitui, id. ib. 5, 16, § 87 ib.: praeeunte carinā, Verg. A. 5, 186; Ov. F. 1, 81.—(b). Act.:
per avia ac derupta praeibat eum, Tac. A. 6, 21: ludos Circenses eburna effigies (Germanici) praeiret, id. ib. 2, 83.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., to go before, precede (rare but class.).
(a). Neutr.:
naturā praeeunte, Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58.—(b). Act.:
acto raptim agmine, ut famam sui praeiret, to outstrip, Tac. A. 15, 4.—B. In partic., a relig. and publicist's t. t., to precede one in reciting a formula (as of prayer, consecration, an oath, etc.), i. e. to repeat first, to dictate any thing (the predom. signif. of the word); constr. most freq. with aliquid (alicui), and less freq. with verbis, voce, or absol.
(a). Aliquid (alicui):
praei verba, quibus me pro legionibus devoveam, Liv. 8, 9, 4: aedem Concordiae dedicavit, coactusque pontifex maximus verba praeire, to dictate the formula of consecration, id. 9, 46, 6; cf. id. 4, 21, 5; 5, 41, 3; 10, 28, 14: praeeuntibus exsecrabile carmen sacerdotibus, id. 31, 17: sacramentum, Tac. H. 1, 36; 2, 74: obsecrationem, Suet. Claud. 22: cum scriba ex publicis tabulis sollemne ei praecationis carmen praeiret, Val. Max. 4, 1, 10.—(b). Praeire verbis:
praei verbis quid vis, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 48.—(g). Absol., with dat. of the person:
praeivimus commilitonibus jusjurandum more sollemni praestantibus, Plin. Ep. 10,52 (60): de scripto praeire, to read before, Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 12: ades, Luculle, Servili, dum dedico domum Ciceronis, ut mihi praeeatis, Cic. Dom. 52, 133.—2. Transf., apart from technical lang., to recite, read, sing, or play before one (rare but class.):
ut vobis voce praeirent, quid judicaretis, Cic. Mil. 2, 3: si legentibus singulis praeire semper ipsi velint, wish to read before, Quint. 2, 5, 3; 1, 2, 12; and: praeeunte aliquā jucundā voce, id. 1, 10, 16: tibiam Caio Graccho cum populo agenti praeisse ac praemonstrasse modulos ferunt, Gell. 1, 11, 10.—b. In partic., to lead the way, by orders, directions, precepts:
omnia, uti decemviri praeierunt, facta, Liv. 43, 13 fin. (cf. praefor): si de omni quoque officio judicis praeire tibi me vis, Gell. 14, 2, 12.— Hence, praeiens, Part., going before; as subst.: praeiens, euntis, m., he who precedes another, as a precentor or leader: lectio non omnis nec semper praeeunte eget, Quint. 1, 2, 12.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-eō iī
(īvī), —, īre, to go before, lead the way, precede: ut consulibus lictores praeirent: praeeunte carinā, V.: novi praeeunt fasces, O.— Fig., to go before, precede: naturā praeeunte.— To recite beforehand, dictate, prescribe: omnia, uti decemviri praeierunt, facta, had ordered, L.: ades, dum dedico domum, ut mihi praeeatis: praei verba, quibus me devoveam, L.: coactus pontifex verba praeire, to dictate the formula of consecration, L.: praeeuntibus exsecrabile carmen sacerdotibus, L.: alcui preces, Cu.: vobis voce, quid iudicaretis.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraeeō
Latin eō Latin praeeō From prae- + eō.
Descendants
- Italianpreire
- Albanianprij
In English words that came into English from praeeō
- praetorpraetor
- praetorianpraetōriānus
- propraetorprōpraetor
- pretoriumpraetorium