Latin

Alternative forms

• praehibeō
• prebeō

Verb

praebeō ‎(present infinitive praebēre, perfect active praebuī, supine praebitum); second conjugation

1. I proffer.
2. I provide, grant, service.
3. I show, display

Me praebeo - I show myself (to be x: acc. Adj./ noun)

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Descendants

• Old Spanish: prebir
• Spanish: prebir, prehibir

References

• praebeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• praebeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praebeo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to listen to a person: aures praebere alicui
    
  • to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing: occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendum
    
  • to comfort: solacium praebere
    
  • to be serviceable: utilitatem afferre, praebere
    
  • to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
    
  • be brave: fortem te praebe
    
  • to give the impression of...; have the outward aspect of..: speciem alicuius rei praebere
    
  • to behave with moderation: moderatum se praebere
    
  • to give audience to some one: sui potestatem facere, praebere alicui
    
  • to judge some one equitably: aequum iudicem se alicui praebere