verbfourth conjugation
praesciō
praesciō (present infinitive praescīre, perfect active praescīvī, supine praescītum)
Classical[ˈprae̯s.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛʃ.ʃi.o]
Meaning
- to foreknow, know in advance
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praesciō | praesciēbam | praesciam | praescīvī | praescīveram | praescīverō |
| 2nd sg. | praescīs | praesciēbās | praesciēs | praescīvistī | praescīverās | praescīveris |
| 3rd sg. | praescit | praesciēbat | praesciet | praescīvit | praescīverat | praescīverit |
| 1st pl. | praescīmus | praesciēbāmus | praesciēmus | praescīvimus | praescīverāmus | praescīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | praescītis | praesciēbātis | praesciētis | praescīvistis | praescīverātis | praescīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | praesciunt | praesciēbant | praescient | praescīvērunt praescīvēre | praescīverant | praescīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praesciam | praescīrem | praescīverim | praescīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | praesciās | praescīrēs | praescīverīs | praescīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praesciat | praescīret | praescīverit | praescīvisset |
| 1st pl. | praesciāmus | praescīrēmus | praescīverīmus | praescīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praesciātis | praescīrētis | praescīverītis | praescīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praesciant | praescīrent | praescīverint | praescīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praescior | praesciēbar | praesciar |
| 2nd sg. | praescīris praescīre | praesciēbāris praesciēbāre | praesciēris praesciēre |
| 3rd sg. | praescītur | praesciēbātur | praesciētur |
| 1st pl. | praescīmur | praesciēbāmur | praesciēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praescīminī | praesciēbāminī | praesciēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praesciuntur | praesciēbantur | praescientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praesciar | praescīrer |
| 2nd sg. | praesciāris praesciāre | praescīrēris praescīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | praesciātur | praescīrētur |
| 1st pl. | praesciāmur | praescīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praesciāminī | praescīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praesciantur | praescīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praescī | praescīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praescīte | praescīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praescītō | praescītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praescītō | praescītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praescītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praesciuntō | praesciuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praescīre | praescīrī |
| perfect infinitive | praescīvisse | praescītum esse |
| future infinitive | praescītūrum esse | praescītum īrī |
| present participle | praesciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praescītus praescīta, praescītā, praescītae, praescītam, praescītārum, praescītās, praescītī, praescītōrum, praescītōs |
| future participle | praescītūrus praescītūra, praescītūrā, praescītūrae, praescītūram, praescītūrārum, praescītūrās, praescītūre, praescītūrī, praescītūrīs, praescītūrō, praescītūrōrum, praescītūrōs, praescītūrum | praesciendus praesciundus |
gerundpraesciendī, praesciendō, praesciendumsupinepraescītum, praescītū
prae-scĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I. to know beforehand, to foreknow (poet. and in postAug. prose):
nonne oportuit praescisse me ante? Ter. And. 1, 5, 4: eum haec praescisse, Suet. Tib. 67.—II. Esp. (in eccl. Lat.), of God's foreknowledge:
praescivit et praedestinavit, Vulg. Rom. 8, 29; 11, 2; Ambros. in Luc. 7, 167.—Hence, adv.: praescĭ-enter, with foreknowledge, Anon. (Hilar.) in Job, 1, p. 77.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-sciō īvī, —, īre,
to know beforehand, foreknow: ante, T.
Origins
From prae- + sciō, possibly a calque from προνοέω (pronoéō, “to perceive before, foresee”).
In English words that came into English from praesciō
- prescientpraesciēns
- presciencepraescientia