Latin edit

Etymology edit

From prae- +‎ occupo.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

praeoccupō (present infinitive praeoccupāre, perfect active praeoccupāvī, supine praeoccupātum); first conjugation

  1. to seize or occupy beforehand: to preoccupy
  2. to anticipate or prevent

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of praeoccupō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeoccupō praeoccupās praeoccupat praeoccupāmus praeoccupātis praeoccupant
imperfect praeoccupābam praeoccupābās praeoccupābat praeoccupābāmus praeoccupābātis praeoccupābant
future praeoccupābō praeoccupābis praeoccupābit praeoccupābimus praeoccupābitis praeoccupābunt
perfect praeoccupāvī praeoccupāvistī praeoccupāvit praeoccupāvimus praeoccupāvistis praeoccupāvērunt,
praeoccupāvēre
pluperfect praeoccupāveram praeoccupāverās praeoccupāverat praeoccupāverāmus praeoccupāverātis praeoccupāverant
future perfect praeoccupāverō praeoccupāveris praeoccupāverit praeoccupāverimus praeoccupāveritis praeoccupāverint
passive present praeoccupor praeoccupāris,
praeoccupāre
praeoccupātur praeoccupāmur praeoccupāminī praeoccupantur
imperfect praeoccupābar praeoccupābāris,
praeoccupābāre
praeoccupābātur praeoccupābāmur praeoccupābāminī praeoccupābantur
future praeoccupābor praeoccupāberis,
praeoccupābere
praeoccupābitur praeoccupābimur praeoccupābiminī praeoccupābuntur
perfect praeoccupātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect praeoccupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect praeoccupātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeoccupem praeoccupēs praeoccupet praeoccupēmus praeoccupētis praeoccupent
imperfect praeoccupārem praeoccupārēs praeoccupāret praeoccupārēmus praeoccupārētis praeoccupārent
perfect praeoccupāverim praeoccupāverīs praeoccupāverit praeoccupāverīmus praeoccupāverītis praeoccupāverint
pluperfect praeoccupāvissem praeoccupāvissēs praeoccupāvisset praeoccupāvissēmus praeoccupāvissētis praeoccupāvissent
passive present praeoccuper praeoccupēris,
praeoccupēre
praeoccupētur praeoccupēmur praeoccupēminī praeoccupentur
imperfect praeoccupārer praeoccupārēris,
praeoccupārēre
praeoccupārētur praeoccupārēmur praeoccupārēminī praeoccupārentur
perfect praeoccupātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect praeoccupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeoccupā praeoccupāte
future praeoccupātō praeoccupātō praeoccupātōte praeoccupantō
passive present praeoccupāre praeoccupāminī
future praeoccupātor praeoccupātor praeoccupantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praeoccupāre praeoccupāvisse praeoccupātūrum esse praeoccupārī praeoccupātum esse praeoccupātum īrī
participles praeoccupāns praeoccupātūrus praeoccupātus praeoccupandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praeoccupandī praeoccupandō praeoccupandum praeoccupandō praeoccupātum praeoccupātū

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Descendants edit

References edit

  • praeoccupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praeoccupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praeoccupo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to occupy a place beforehand: praeoccupare locum (Liv. 35. 27)