verbfirst conjugation
praeoccupō
praeoccupō (present infinitive praeoccupāre, perfect active praeoccupāvī, supine praeoccupātum)
Classical[prae̯ˈɔk.kʊ.poː]Ecclesiastical[preˈɔk.ku.po]
Meaning
- to seize or occupy beforehand: to preoccupy
Ne ab equitatu Romanorum viae praeoccuparentur
Lest the ways should be preoccupied by the cavalry of the Romansc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.26 - to anticipate or prevent
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeoccupō | praeoccupābam | praeoccupābō | praeoccupāvī | praeoccupāveram | praeoccupāverō praeoccupārō |
| 2nd sg. | praeoccupās | praeoccupābās | praeoccupābis | praeoccupāvistī praeoccupāstī | praeoccupāverās praeoccupārās | praeoccupāveris |
| 3rd sg. | praeoccupat | praeoccupābat | praeoccupābit | praeoccupāvit | praeoccupāverat praeoccupārat | praeoccupāverit praeoccupārit |
| 1st pl. | praeoccupāmus | praeoccupābāmus | praeoccupābimus | praeoccupāvimus | praeoccupāverāmus | praeoccupāverimus praeoccupārimus |
| 2nd pl. | praeoccupātis | praeoccupābātis | praeoccupābitis | praeoccupāvistis praeoccupāstis | praeoccupāverātis praeoccupārātis | praeoccupāveritis praeoccupāritis |
| 3rd pl. | praeoccupant | praeoccupābant | praeoccupābunt | praeoccupāvērunt praeoccupāvēre, praeoccupārunt | praeoccupāverant praeoccupārant | praeoccupāverint praeoccupārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeoccupem | praeoccupārem | praeoccupāverim praeoccupārim | praeoccupāvissem praeoccupāssem |
| 2nd sg. | praeoccupēs | praeoccupārēs | praeoccupāverīs | praeoccupāvissēs praeoccupāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | praeoccupet | praeoccupāret | praeoccupāverit praeoccupārit | praeoccupāvisset praeoccupāsset |
| 1st pl. | praeoccupēmus | praeoccupārēmus | praeoccupāverīmus praeoccupārīmus | praeoccupāvissēmus praeoccupāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praeoccupētis | praeoccupārētis | praeoccupāverītis praeoccupārītis | praeoccupāvissētis praeoccupāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | praeoccupent | praeoccupārent | praeoccupāverint praeoccupārint | praeoccupāvissent praeoccupāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeoccupor | praeoccupābar | praeoccupābor |
| 2nd sg. | praeoccupāris praeoccupāre | praeoccupābāris praeoccupābāre | praeoccupāberis praeoccupābere |
| 3rd sg. | praeoccupātur | praeoccupābātur | praeoccupābitur |
| 1st pl. | praeoccupāmur | praeoccupābāmur | praeoccupābimur |
| 2nd pl. | praeoccupāminī | praeoccupābāminī | praeoccupābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeoccupantur | praeoccupābantur | praeoccupābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeoccuper | praeoccupārer |
| 2nd sg. | praeoccupēris praeoccupēre | praeoccupārēris praeoccupārēre |
| 3rd sg. | praeoccupētur | praeoccupārētur |
| 1st pl. | praeoccupēmur | praeoccupārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeoccupēminī | praeoccupārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeoccupentur | praeoccupārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praeoccupā | praeoccupāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praeoccupāte | praeoccupāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praeoccupātō | praeoccupātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praeoccupātō | praeoccupātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praeoccupātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praeoccupantō | praeoccupantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praeoccupāre | praeoccupārī |
| perfect infinitive | praeoccupāvisse praeoccupāsse | praeoccupātum esse |
| future infinitive | praeoccupātūrum esse | praeoccupātum īrī |
| present participle | praeoccupāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praeoccupātus praeoccupāta, praeoccupātā, praeoccupātae, praeoccupātam, praeoccupātārum, praeoccupātās, praeoccupātī, praeoccupātōrum, praeoccupātōs |
| future participle | praeoccupātūrus praeoccupātūra, praeoccupātūrā, praeoccupātūrae, praeoccupātūram, praeoccupātūrārum, praeoccupātūrās, praeoccupātūre, praeoccupātūrī, praeoccupātūrīs, praeoccupātūrō, praeoccupātūrōrum, praeoccupātūrōs, praeoccupātūrum | praeoccupandus praeoccupanda, praeoccupandā, praeoccupandae, praeoccupandam, praeoccupandārum, praeoccupandās, praeoccupande, praeoccupandīs, praeoccupandōrum, praeoccupandōs |
gerundpraeoccupandī, praeoccupandō, praeoccupandumsupinepraeoccupātum, praeoccupātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- praeoccupare locum (Liv. 35. 27)
- to occupy a place beforehand.
prae-occŭpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. (class., but not in Cic., since praecepit is the true read., Cic. Phil. 10, 1, 2).
I. To seize upon, to take possession of or occupy beforehand, to preoccupy.
A. Lit.:
hic ne intrare posset saltum, Datames praeoccupare studuit, Nep. Dat. 7, 2: Macedoniam, id. Eum. 2, 4: loca opportuna, Liv. 44, 3; 35, 28; 42, 47: iter, Caes. B. C. 3, 13: Asiam, Vell. 2, 69, 2; cf.: praeoccupatum sese legatione ab Cn. Pompeio, Caes. B. C. 2, 17.—B. To take, catch, detect, seize in an act:
si praeoccupatus fuerit homo in delicto, Vulg. Gal. 6, 1.—C. Trop.:
animos timor praeoccupaverat, Caes. B. G. 6, 41, 3: hilaritas praeoccupaverat mentes, Petr. 113: praeoccupati beneficio animi, i. e. won over beforehand, Liv. 6, 20, 10: aures, id. 38, 10.—II. To anticipate, prevent:
ne alter alterum praeoccuparet, Nep. Dion, 4, 1.—With obj.clause (like the simpler occupare): legem de multarum aestimatione ipsi praeoccupaverunt ferre, hastened to bring the bill sooner before the people, Liv. 4, 30, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-occupō āvī, ātus, āre,
to seize upon beforehand, preoccupy: Macedoniam, N.: opportuna loca, L.: praeoccupatum sese legatione ab Cn. Pompeio, Cs.—Fig., to seize in advance, preoccupy: animos timor praeoccupaverat, Cs.: praeoccupati beneficio animi, i. e. won over beforehand, L.—To anticipate, prevent: ad praeoccupanda Andranodori consilia, L.: ne alteruter alterum praeoccuparet, N.: legem ferre, hasten to bring the bill sooner before the people, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraeoccupō
Latin occupō Latin praeoccupō From prae- + occupō.
Descendants
- Catalanpreocupar
- Englishpreoccupy
- Englishpreoccupate
- Frenchpréoccuper
- Germanpräokkupieren
- Italianpreoccupare
- Portuguesepreocupar
- Romanianpreocupa
- Spanishpreocupar
- Sicilianpriaccupari
In English words that came into English from praeoccupō
- preoccupypraeoccupō
- preoccupatepraeoccupare