verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
praetimeō
praetimeō (present infinitive praetimēre, perfect active praetimuī)
Classical[prae̯ˈtɪ.me.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈtiː.me.o]
Meaning
- to fear beforehand, worry
Nihil est nec miserius nec stultius quam praetimere: quae ista dementia est malum suum antecedere?
And there is nothing more wretched or foolish than premature fear: what madness is it to anticipate one’s troubles?c. 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium 16.2.7
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetimeō | praetimēbam | praetimēbō | praetimuī | praetimueram | praetimuerō |
| 2nd sg. | praetimēs | praetimēbās | praetimēbis | praetimuistī | praetimuerās | praetimueris |
| 3rd sg. | praetimet | praetimēbat | praetimēbit | praetimuit | praetimuerat | praetimuerit |
| 1st pl. | praetimēmus | praetimēbāmus | praetimēbimus | praetimuimus | praetimuerāmus | praetimuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praetimētis | praetimēbātis | praetimēbitis | praetimuistis | praetimuerātis | praetimueritis |
| 3rd pl. | praetiment | praetimēbant | praetimēbunt | praetimuērunt praetimuēre | praetimuerant | praetimuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetimeam | praetimērem | praetimuerim | praetimuissem |
| 2nd sg. | praetimeās | praetimērēs | praetimuerīs | praetimuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praetimeat | praetimēret | praetimuerit | praetimuisset |
| 1st pl. | praetimeāmus | praetimērēmus | praetimuerīmus | praetimuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praetimeātis | praetimērētis | praetimuerītis | praetimuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praetimeant | praetimērent | praetimuerint | praetimuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praetimē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praetimēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praetimētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praetimētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praetimētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praetimentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praetimēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | praetimuisse | — |
| present participle | praetimēns | — |
gerundpraetimendī, praetimendō, praetimendum
prae-tĭmĕo, ŭi, 2, v. a. and n.,
I. to fear beforehand, to be in fear, be afraid (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
sibi praetimet, Plaut. Am. prol. 29: nil est miserius, quam praetimere, Sen. Ep. 98, 7: praetimens ne sibi desit (pecunia), Lact. 6, 17, 17: aeternitatem praetimendam, Tert. Res. Carn. 35 (in Tib. 3, 4, 14, the true reading is pertimuisse).Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraetimeō
Latin timeō Latin praetimeō From prae- + timeō (“fear”).