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verbfirst conjugation

praeparō

praeparō (present infinitive praeparāre, perfect active praeparāvī, supine praeparātum)
Classical[ˈprae̯.pa.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.pa.ro]

Meaning

  1. to get ready, prepare
    Praeparā foris opus tuum, et dīligenter exercē agrum tuum: ut posteā aedificēs domum tuam. (imperative)Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.24.27

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeparōpraeparābampraeparābōpraeparāvīpraeparāverampraeparāverō
praeparārō
2nd sg.praeparāspraeparābāspraeparābispraeparāvistī
praeparāstī		praeparāverās
praeparārās		praeparāveris
3rd sg.praeparatpraeparābatpraeparābitpraeparāvitpraeparāverat
praeparārat		praeparāverit
praeparārit
1st pl.praeparāmuspraeparābāmuspraeparābimuspraeparāvimuspraeparāverāmuspraeparāverimus
praeparārimus
2nd pl.praeparātispraeparābātispraeparābitispraeparāvistis
praeparāstis		praeparāverātis
praeparārātis		praeparāveritis
praeparāritis
3rd pl.praeparantpraeparābantpraeparābuntpraeparāvērunt
praeparāvēre, praeparārunt		praeparāverant
praeparārant		praeparāverint
praeparārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeparempraeparārempraeparāverim
praeparārim		praeparāvissem
praeparāssem
2nd sg.praeparēspraeparārēspraeparāverīspraeparāvissēs
praeparāssēs
3rd sg.praeparetpraeparāretpraeparāverit
praeparārit		praeparāvisset
praeparāsset
1st pl.praeparēmuspraeparārēmuspraeparāverīmus
praeparārīmus		praeparāvissēmus
praeparāssēmus
2nd pl.praeparētispraeparārētispraeparāverītis
praeparārītis		praeparāvissētis
praeparāssētis
3rd pl.praeparentpraeparārentpraeparāverint
praeparārint		praeparāvissent
praeparāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praeparorpraeparābarpraeparābor
2nd sg.praeparāris
praeparāre		praeparābāris
praeparābāre		praeparāberis
praeparābere
3rd sg.praeparāturpraeparābāturpraeparābitur
1st pl.praeparāmurpraeparābāmurpraeparābimur
2nd pl.praeparāminīpraeparābāminīpraeparābiminī
3rd pl.praeparanturpraeparābanturpraeparābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praeparerpraeparārer
2nd sg.praeparēris
praeparēre		praeparārēris
praeparārēre
3rd sg.praeparēturpraeparārētur
1st pl.praeparēmurpraeparārēmur
2nd pl.praeparēminīpraeparārēminī
3rd pl.praeparenturpraeparārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praeparāpraeparāre
pres. 2nd pl.praeparātepraeparāminī
fut. 2nd sg.praeparātōpraeparātor
fut. 3rd sg.praeparātōpraeparātor
fut. 2nd pl.praeparātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeparantōpraeparantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraeparārepraeparārī
perfect infinitivepraeparāvisse
praeparāsse		praeparātum esse
future infinitivepraeparātūrum essepraeparātum īrī
present participlepraeparāns
praeparante, praeparantem, praeparantēs, praeparantī, praeparantia, praeparantibus, praeparantis, praeparantīs, praeparantium		—
perfect participle—praeparātus
praeparāta, praeparātā, praeparātae, praeparātam, praeparātārum, praeparātās, praeparātī, praeparātōrum, praeparātōs
future participlepraeparātūrus
praeparātūra, praeparātūrā, praeparātūrae, praeparātūram, praeparātūrārum, praeparātūrās, praeparātūre, praeparātūrī, praeparātūrīs, praeparātūrō, praeparātūrōrum, praeparātūrōs, praeparātūrum		praeparandus
gerundpraeparandī, praeparandō, praeparandumsupinepraeparātum, praeparātū

prae-păro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to get or make ready beforehand, to prepare, equip, make preparations for, etc. (class.; cf.: paro, apparo).
I. Lit.: ea quae videntur instare, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 22: praeparaverat ante naves, Liv. 30, 20, 5: commeatum, id. 7, 12: frumentum in decem annos, id. 42, 12: locum domestici belli causā, Caes. B. G. 5, 9: se et suos milites ad proelia, Sall. Fragm. ap. Veg. Mil. 1, 9: praeparato ad talem casum perfugio, Liv. 24, 2, 11: praeparatis jam omnibus ad fugam, id. 33, 47, 10; 26, 19, 5; 35, 17, 1; 40, 15, 13; Quint. 2, 4, 28: praeparat se pugnae, prepares himself for the combat, Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71: exercitum majori operi, Vell. 2, 109, 2: puppes, Luc. 3, 16: arva frumentis, Col. 2, 16: pecunia stipendio militum praeparata, Curt. 3, 13, 10: profectionem, to make preparations for one's departure, Suet. Tib. 38: necem fratri, Tac. A. 11, 8: res necessarias ad vitam degendam, to provide, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11: cibos hiemi, Plin. 8, 37, 56, § 133: anchusae radix praeparat lanas pretiosis coloribus, prepares, id. 22, 20, 23, § 48; 24, 11, 58, § 96; 29, 6, 34, § 107: potum cantharidum, id. 29, 4, 30, § 93: ova, to prepare for eating, to cook, dress, Mart. 1, 56, 12: qui sibi praeparabat imperium, was aiming at, aspiring to, Spart. Hadr. 22.—
II. Trop.: animos ad sapientiam concipiendam, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 12, 23; id. Tusc. 2, 5, 13: gratiam adversus publicum odium, Tac. H. 1, 72: excusationem, Petr. 139: aditum nefariae spei, Curt. 5, 9, 5; 4, 9, 13.—Hence, praepărātus, a, um, P. a., prepared, provided with any thing (class.): praeparatos quodam cultu atque victu proficisci ad dormiendum, Cic. Div. 2, 58, 119: praeparato animo se tradere quieti, id. ib. 1, 53, 121: bene praeparatum Pectus, Hor. C. 2, 10, 14: praeparatis auribus, Cic. Or 28, 99.— Hence, adv.: praepărātō or ex prae-părātō, with preparation: quam nihil praeparato, nihil festinato fecisse videtur Milo! Quint. 4, 2, 1: ex ante praeparato, Liv. 10, 41: non enim ex praeparato locutus est, sed subito deprehensus, Sen. Ep. 11, 1.

Origins

From prae + parō (“prepare”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpreparar
  • Englishprepare
  • Frenchpréparer
  • Germanpräparieren
  • Italianpreparare
  • Portuguesepreparar
  • Romanianprepara
  • Spanishpreparar
  • Dutchprepareren
  • Istriotparparà

In English words that came into English from praeparō

  • preparepraeparō
  • preparationpraeparatio

Quick answers

What does praeparō mean in Latin?
praeparō, a verb, means “to get ready, prepare”.
What are the principal parts of praeparō?
praeparō, praeparāre, praeparāvī, praeparātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce praeparō?
In classical Latin, [ˈprae̯.pa.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɛː.pa.ro].