LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

praeveniō

praeveniō (present infinitive praevenīre, perfect active praevēnī, supine praeventum)
Classical[prae̯ˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈvɛː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to anticipate
  2. to precede
  3. figurativelyto interrupt, prevent

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praeveniōpraeveniēbampraeveniampraevēnīpraevēnerampraevēnerō
2nd sg.praevenīspraeveniēbāspraeveniēspraevēnistīpraevēnerāspraevēneris
3rd sg.praevenitpraeveniēbatpraevenietpraevēnitpraevēneratpraevēnerit
1st pl.praevenīmuspraeveniēbāmuspraeveniēmuspraevēnimuspraevēnerāmuspraevēnerimus
2nd pl.praevenītispraeveniēbātispraeveniētispraevēnistispraevēnerātispraevēneritis
3rd pl.praeveniuntpraeveniēbantpraevenientpraevēnērunt
praevēnēre		praevēnerantpraevēnerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praeveniampraevenīrempraevēnerimpraevēnissem
2nd sg.praeveniāspraevenīrēspraevēnerīspraevēnissēs
3rd sg.praeveniatpraevenīretpraevēneritpraevēnisset
1st pl.praeveniāmuspraevenīrēmuspraevēnerīmuspraevēnissēmus
2nd pl.praeveniātispraevenīrētispraevēnerītispraevēnissētis
3rd pl.praeveniantpraevenīrentpraevēnerintpraevēnissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praeveniorpraeveniēbarpraeveniar
2nd sg.praevenīris
praevenīre		praeveniēbāris
praeveniēbāre		praeveniēris
praeveniēre
3rd sg.praevenīturpraeveniēbāturpraeveniētur
1st pl.praevenīmurpraeveniēbāmurpraeveniēmur
2nd pl.praevenīminīpraeveniēbāminīpraeveniēminī
3rd pl.praeveniunturpraeveniēbanturpraevenientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praeveniarpraevenīrer
2nd sg.praeveniāris
praeveniāre		praevenīrēris
praevenīrēre
3rd sg.praeveniāturpraevenīrētur
1st pl.praeveniāmurpraevenīrēmur
2nd pl.praeveniāminīpraevenīrēminī
3rd pl.praevenianturpraevenīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praevenīpraevenīre
pres. 2nd pl.praevenītepraevenīminī
fut. 2nd sg.praevenītōpraevenītor
fut. 3rd sg.praevenītōpraevenītor
fut. 2nd pl.praevenītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praeveniuntōpraeveniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraevenīrepraevenīrī
perfect infinitivepraevēnissepraeventum esse
future infinitivepraeventūrum essepraeventum īrī
present participlepraeveniēns
praeveniente, praevenientem, praevenientēs, praevenientī, praevenientia, praevenientibus, praevenientis, praevenientīs, praevenientium		—
perfect participle—praeventus
praeventa, praeventā, praeventae, praeventam, praeventārum, praeventās, praevente, praeventī, praeventīs, praeventō, praeventōrum, praeventōs
future participlepraeventūrus
praeventūra, praeventūrā, praeventūrae, praeventūram, praeventūrārum, praeventūrās, praeventūre, praeventūrī, praeventūrīs, praeventūrō, praeventūrōrum, praeventūrōs, praeventūrum		praeveniendus
praeveniundus, praevenienda, praeveniendā, praeveniendae, praeveniendam, praeveniendārum, praeveniendās, praeveniende, praeveniendīs, praeveniendōrum, praeveniendōs
gerundpraeveniendī, praeveniendō, praeveniendumsupinepraeventum, praeventū

prae-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 (in tmesi:
I. praeque diem veniens, Verg. E. 8, 17), v. n. and a., to come before, precede, get the start of, to outstrip, anticipate, to prevent (postAug.; for, in Cic. Off. 3, 7, 33, the correct reading is peremisset; cf.: antevenio, antecedo, praeverto); constr. absol. or with acc.
I. Lit., absol.: hostis breviore viā praeventurus erat, Liv. 22, 24: praevenerat non fama solum, sed nuncius etiam ex regiis servis, id. 24, 21: Lucifero praeveniente, Ov. F. 5, 548.—
(b). With acc.: talia agentem mors praevenit, anticipated him, prevented the execution of his plans, Suet. Caes. 44: desiderium plebis, Liv. 8, 16: damnationis ignominiam voluntariā morte praevenit, anticipated, Val. Max. 1, 3, 3.—In pass., to be prevented, hindered, etc.: quae ipse paravisset facere, perfidiā clientis sui praeventa, Sall. J. 71, 5: quod non praeventum morte fuisse, dolet, prevented by death, Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 32: peregissetque ultionem, nisi morte praeventus fuisset, Just. 32, 3: praeventus est ab Agrippinā, Suet. Claud. 44; Plin. Ep. 9, 1, 3: nisi praeveniretur Agrippina, i. e. if she had not been killed beforehand, Tac. A. 14, 7: si maritus sit in magistratu, potest praeveniri a patre, the father can bring the accusation first, Dig. 48, 5, 15.—
2. To come or go beforehand (late Lat.): ut praeveniant ad vos, Vulg. 2 Cor. 9, 5: praevenit ungere corpus meum, id. Marc. 14, 8.—
II. Trop., to surpass, excel, be superior (post-Aug.): Nomentanae vites fecunditate (Amineas) praeveniunt, Col. 3, 2, 14.

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. Latinpraeveniō

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin praeveniō From prae- (“in front of”) + veniō (“come”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprevenir
  • Englishprevent
  • Englishprevene
  • Frenchprévenir
  • Italianprevenire
  • Portugueseprevenir
  • Romanianpreveni
  • Spanishprevenir
  • Galicianprevir

In English words that came into English from praeveniō

  • preventpraeventus
  • prevenientpraeveniēns
  • preveniencepraeveniēns
  • prevenepraevenire

Quick answers

What does praeveniō mean in Latin?
praeveniō, a verb, means “to anticipate; to precede; to interrupt, prevent”.
What are the principal parts of praeveniō?
praeveniō, praevenīre, praevēnī, praeventum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce praeveniō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈwɛ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈvɛː.ni.o].
Where does praeveniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praeveniō.
Which English words come from praeveniō?
English words that go back to Latin praeveniō include prevenient, prevenience, prevene and prevent.