LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

praevideō

praevideō (present infinitive praevidēre, perfect active praevīdī, supine praevīsum)
Classical[prae̯ˈwɪ.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈviː.de.o]

Meaning

  1. to see first or beforehand
  2. to discern or anticipate beforehand, foresee
  3. Late Latinto provide

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Divinare · Præsagire · Præsentire · Prævidere · Vaticinari · Prædicere

1. Divinare denotes foreseeing by divine inspiration and supernatural aid, like μαντεύεσθαι; præsagire (præ and ἡγεῖσθαι), in a natural way, by means of a peculiar organization of mind bordering on the supernatural; præsentire and prævidere, by an unusual measure of natural talent; præsentire, by immediate presentiment; prævidere, by foresight, by an acute and happy combination. 2. Divinare, etc., are merely acts of perception, whereas vaticinatio and prædictio, the open expression of what is foreseen; vaticinatio, that of the divinans and præsagiens, like προφητεία, prophecy; but prædictio, that of the præsentiens and prævidens, prediction. (vi. 105.)

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.praevideōpraevidēbampraevidēbōpraevīdīpraevīderampraevīderō
2nd sg.praevidēspraevidēbāspraevidēbispraevīdistīpraevīderāspraevīderis
3rd sg.praevidetpraevidēbatpraevidēbitpraevīditpraevīderatpraevīderit
1st pl.praevidēmuspraevidēbāmuspraevidēbimuspraevīdimuspraevīderāmuspraevīderimus
2nd pl.praevidētispraevidēbātispraevidēbitispraevīdistispraevīderātispraevīderitis
3rd pl.praevidentpraevidēbantpraevidēbuntpraevīdērunt
praevīdēre		praevīderantpraevīderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.praevideampraevidērempraevīderimpraevīdissem
2nd sg.praevideāspraevidērēspraevīderīspraevīdissēs
3rd sg.praevideatpraevidēretpraevīderitpraevīdisset
1st pl.praevideāmuspraevidērēmuspraevīderīmuspraevīdissēmus
2nd pl.praevideātispraevidērētispraevīderītispraevīdissētis
3rd pl.praevideantpraevidērentpraevīderintpraevīdissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.praevideorpraevidēbarpraevidēbor
2nd sg.praevidēris
praevidēre		praevidēbāris
praevidēbāre		praevidēberis
praevidēbere
3rd sg.praevidēturpraevidēbāturpraevidēbitur
1st pl.praevidēmurpraevidēbāmurpraevidēbimur
2nd pl.praevidēminīpraevidēbāminīpraevidēbiminī
3rd pl.praevidenturpraevidēbanturpraevidēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.praevidearpraevidērer
2nd sg.praevideāris
praevideāre		praevidērēris
praevidērēre
3rd sg.praevideāturpraevidērētur
1st pl.praevideāmurpraevidērēmur
2nd pl.praevideāminīpraevidērēminī
3rd pl.praevideanturpraevidērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.praevidēpraevidēre
pres. 2nd pl.praevidētepraevidēminī
fut. 2nd sg.praevidētōpraevidētor
fut. 3rd sg.praevidētōpraevidētor
fut. 2nd pl.praevidētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.praevidentōpraevidentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivepraevidērepraevidērī
perfect infinitivepraevīdissepraevīsum esse
future infinitivepraevīsūrum essepraevīsum īrī
present participlepraevidēns—
perfect participle—praevīsus
praevīsa, praevīsā, praevīsae, praevīsam, praevīsārum, praevīsās, praevīse, praevīsī, praevīsīs, praevīsō, praevīsōrum, praevīsōs
future participlepraevīsūrus
praevīsūra, praevīsūrā, praevīsūrae, praevīsūram, praevīsūrārum, praevīsūrās, praevīsūre, praevīsūrī, praevīsūrīs, praevīsūrō, praevīsūrōrum, praevīsūrōs, praevīsūrum		praevidendus
praevidenda, praevidendā, praevidendae, praevidendam, praevidendārum, praevidendās, praevidende, praevidendīs, praevidendōrum, praevidendōs
gerundpraevidendī, praevidendō, praevidendumsupinepraevīsum, praevīsū

prae-vĭdĕo, vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. a.,
I. to see first or beforehand, to foresee.
I. Lit. (poet.): ictum venientem a vertice, Verg. A. 5, 444: an, quia praevisos in aquā timet hostia cultros? Ov. F. 1, 327: cultri in liquidā praevisi undā, Ov. M. 15, 135.—
II. Transf., mentally,
A. To foresee, anticipate, discern beforehand (class.): de re publicā, quam praevideo in summis periculis, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5: praevisā locorum utilitate, Tac. A. 12, 63: nec praeviderant impetum hostium milites, nec, si praevidissent, satis virium ad arcendum erat, id. H. 4, 15; Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 13; Tac. A. 12, 40: non tantum praevisa, sed subita expedire, id. ib. 14, 55: praevisum periculum subterfugere, Suet. Aug. 10. —
B. To provide (late Lat.): quod ne fieret consilio solerti praevidit, Amm. 21, 8, 3.

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. Latinpraevideō

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin praevideō From prae- + videō (“see”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpreveure
  • Englishpreview
  • Englishprevise
  • Frenchprévoir
  • Italianprevedere
  • Portugueseprever
  • Romanianprevedea
  • Spanishprever
  • Galicianprever
  • Old Frenchpreveoir

In English words that came into English from praevideō

  • previsionpraevisio
  • previsepraevisus

Quick answers

What does praevideō mean in Latin?
praevideō, a verb, means “to see first or beforehand; to discern or anticipate beforehand, foresee; to provide”.
What are the principal parts of praevideō?
praevideō, praevidēre, praevīdī, praevīsum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce praevideō?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈwɪ.de.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈviː.de.o].
Where does praevideō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per- → Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? → Proto-Italic *prai → Proto-Italic *prai- → Latin praevideō.