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praesto

praesto

Latin

Adverb

praestō ‎(not comparable)

  1. present, at hand, ready.
  2. (with sum) (to be) at hand, (to be) ready to help.

Verb

praestō ‎(present infinitive praestāre, perfect active praestitī, supine praestātum); first conjugation

  1. I stand before.
  2. I am outstanding; I excel.
  3. I provide, supply, offer, bestow.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of praesto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestō praestās praestat praestāmus praestātis praestant
imperfect praestābam praestābās praestābat praestābāmus praestābātis praestābant
future praestābō praestābis praestābit praestābimus praestābitis praestābunt
perfect praestāvī praestāvistī praestāvit praestāvimus praestāvistis praestāvērunt, praestāvēre
pluperfect praestāveram praestāverās praestāverat praestāverāmus praestāverātis praestāverant
future perfect praestāverō praestāveris praestāverit praestāverimus praestāveritis praestāverint
passive present praestor praestāris, praestāre praestātur praestāmur praestāminī praestantur
imperfect praestābar praestābāris, praestābāre praestābātur praestābāmur praestābāminī praestābantur
future praestābor praestāberis, praestābere praestābitur praestābimur praestābiminī praestābuntur
perfect praestātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praestātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestem praestēs praestet praestēmus praestētis praestent
imperfect praestārem praestārēs praestāret praestārēmus praestārētis praestārent
perfect praestāverim praestāverīs praestāverit praestāverīmus praestāverītis praestāverint
pluperfect praestāvissem praestāvissēs praestāvisset praestāvissēmus praestāvissētis praestāvissent
passive present praester praestēris, praestēre praestētur praestēmur praestēminī praestentur
imperfect praestārer praestārēris, praestārēre praestārētur praestārēmur praestārēminī praestārentur
perfect praestātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praestā — — praestāte —
future — praestātō praestātō — praestātōte praestantō
passive present — praestāre — — praestāminī —
future — praestātor praestātor — — praestantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praestāre praestāvisse praestātūrus esse praestārī praestātus esse praestātum īrī
participles praestāns — praestātūrus — praestātus praestandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
praestāre praestandī praestandō praestandum praestātum praestātū

or

   Conjugation of praesto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestō praestās praestat praestāmus praestātis praestant
imperfect praestābam praestābās praestābat praestābāmus praestābātis praestābant
future praestābō praestābis praestābit praestābimus praestābitis praestābunt
perfect praestitī praestitistī praestitit praestitimus praestitistis praestitērunt, praestitēre
pluperfect praestiteram praestiterās praestiterat praestiterāmus praestiterātis praestiterant
future perfect praestiterō praestiteris praestiterit praestiterimus praestiteritis praestiterint
passive present praestor praestāris, praestāre praestātur praestāmur praestāminī praestantur
imperfect praestābar praestābāris, praestābāre praestābātur praestābāmur praestābāminī praestābantur
future praestābor praestāberis, praestābere praestābitur praestābimur praestābiminī praestābuntur
perfect praestitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praestitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praestitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestem praestēs praestet praestēmus praestētis praestent
imperfect praestārem praestārēs praestāret praestārēmus praestārētis praestārent
perfect praestiterim praestiterīs praestiterit praestiterīmus praestiterītis praestiterint
pluperfect praestitissem praestitissēs praestitisset praestitissēmus praestitissētis praestitissent
passive present praester praestēris, praestēre praestētur praestēmur praestēminī praestentur
imperfect praestārer praestārēris, praestārēre praestārētur praestārēmur praestārēminī praestārentur
perfect praestitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praestitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praestā — — praestāte —
future — praestātō praestātō — praestātōte praestantō
passive present — praestāre — — praestāminī —
future — praestātor praestātor — — praestantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praestāre praestitisse praestitūrus esse praestārī praestitus esse praestitum īrī
participles praestāns — praestitūrus — praestitus praestandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
praestāre praestandī praestandō praestandum praestitum praestitū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • praesto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praesto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • PRAESTO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “praesto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to show kindness to..: benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre
    • to keep faith with a person, keep one's word: fidem praestare alicui
    • to fulfil a promise: fidem (promissum) praestare
    • to be answerable for a person, a thing: praestare aliquem, aliquid, de aliqua re or Acc. c. Inf.
    • to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
  • praesto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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