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Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

praeeō (present infinitive praeīre, perfect active praeiī or praeīvī, supine praeitum); irregular conjugation, irregular

  1. to go before, precede (with dative)
    Synonyms: antecēdō, praecēdō, anteeō
  2. to go forward; lead the way
  3. to dictate

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of praeeō (irregular)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeeō praeīs praeit praeīmus praeītis praeeunt
imperfect praeībam praeībās praeībat praeībāmus praeībātis praeībant
future praeībō praeībis praeībit praeībimus praeībitis praeībunt
perfect praeiī,
praeīvī
praeīstī,
praeīvistī
praeiit,
praeīvit
praeiimus praeīstis praeiērunt,
praeiēre
pluperfect praeieram praeierās praeierat praeierāmus praeierātis praeierant
future perfect praeierō praeieris praeierit praeierimus praeieritis praeierint
passive present praeeor praeīris,
praeīre
praeītur praeīmur praeīminī praeeuntur
imperfect praeībar praeībāris,
praeībāre
praeībātur praeībāmur praeībāminī praeībantur
future praeībor praeīberis,
praeībere
praeībitur praeībimur praeībiminī praeībuntur
perfect praeitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praeitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praeitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeeam praeeās praeeat praeeāmus praeeātis praeeant
imperfect praeīrem praeīrēs praeīret praeīrēmus praeīrētis praeīrent
perfect praeierim praeierīs praeierit praeierīmus praeierītis praeierint
pluperfect praeīssem praeīssēs praeīsset praeīssēmus praeīssētis praeīssent
passive present praeear praeeāris,
praeeāre
praeeātur praeeāmur praeeāminī praeeantur
imperfect praeīrer praeīrēris,
praeīrēre
praeīrētur praeīrēmur praeīrēminī praeīrentur
perfect praeitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praeitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeī praeīte
future praeītō praeītō praeītōte praeeuntō
passive present praeīre praeīminī
future praeītor praeītor praeeuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praeīre praeīsse praeitūrum esse praeīrī praeitum esse praeitum īrī
participles praeiēns praeitūrus praeitus praeeundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praeeundī praeeundō praeeundum praeeundō praeitum praeitū

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References edit

  • praeeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to read prayers for the congregation to repeat: praeire verba (carmen) (Liv. 31. 17)