LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent

praegredior

praegredior (present infinitive praegredī, perfect active praegressus sum)
Classical[prae̯ˈɡrɛ.di.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[preˈɡrɛː.di.or]

Meaning

  1. deponentto precede (go ahead or before)
  2. deponentto surpass or excel

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praegrediorpraegrediēbarpraegrediar———
2nd sg.praegrederis
praegredere		praegrediēbāris
praegrediēbāre		praegrediēris
praegrediēre		———
3rd sg.praegrediturpraegrediēbāturpraegrediētur———
1st pl.praegredimurpraegrediēbāmurpraegrediēmur———
2nd pl.praegrediminīpraegrediēbāminīpraegrediēminī———
3rd pl.praegrediunturpraegrediēbanturpraegredientur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praegrediarpraegrederer——
2nd sg.praegrediāris
praegrediāre		praegrederēris
praegrederēre		——
3rd sg.praegrediāturpraegrederētur——
1st pl.praegrediāmurpraegrederēmur——
2nd pl.praegrediāminīpraegrederēminī——
3rd pl.praegredianturpraegrederentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praegredere—
pres. 2nd pl.praegrediminī—
fut. 2nd sg.praegreditor—
fut. 3rd sg.praegreditor—
fut. 3rd pl.praegrediuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraegredī—
perfect infinitivepraegressum esse—
future infinitivepraegressūrum esse—
present participlepraegrediēns—
perfect participlepraegressus
praegressa, praegressā, praegressae, praegressam, praegressārum, praegressās, praegresse, praegressī, praegressīs, praegressō, praegressōrum, praegressōs		—
future participlepraegressūrus
praegressūra, praegressūrā, praegressūrae, praegressūram, praegressūrārum, praegressūrās, praegressūre, praegressūrī, praegressūrīs, praegressūrō, praegressūrōrum, praegressūrōs, praegressūrum		praegrediendus
praegrediundus, praegredienda, praegrediendā, praegrediendae, praegrediendam, praegrediendārum, praegrediendās, praegrediende, praegrediendīs, praegrediendōrum, praegrediendōs
gerundpraegrediendī, praegrediendō, praegrediendumsupinepraegressum, praegressū

prae-grĕdĭor, gressus, 3,
I. v. dep. n. and a. [gradior] (class.; syn.: praeeo, antecedo).
I. Lit., to go before or in advance, to precede.
(a). With dat.: gregi praegreditur equus, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6.—
(b). With acc.: praegredi aliquem pedibus, Suet. Tib. 7: non solum nuntios, sed etiam famam adventūs sui, Liv. 28, 1, 6: agmen, id. 36, 31, 7; 37, 6, 4: virum, Just. 24, 3, 4.—
(g). Absol.: alios praegredientes, Cic. Phil. 13, 2, 4.—
B. To pass by, go past, pass; with acc.: castra, Liv. 35, 30, 11: fines, Tac. A. 14, 23.—
II. Trop., to surpass, excel: aliquem, Sall. Or. ad Caes. 1, 1, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinpraegredior

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin praegredior From prae- + gradior.

Quick answers

What does praegredior mean in Latin?
praegredior, a verb, means “to precede (go ahead or before); to surpass or excel”.
What are the principal parts of praegredior?
praegredior, praegredī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce praegredior?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈɡrɛ.di.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈɡrɛː.di.or].
Where does praegredior come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praegredior.