prever
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō.
Verb edit
prever (first-person singular present prevexo, first-person singular preterite prevín, past participle previsto)
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previm or previ, past participle previsto, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Adapted from Latin praevidēre, corresponding to pre- + ver (“to see”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previ, past participle previsto)
- (transitive) to foresee; to predict (to estimate a future event on the basis of reasoning)
- Synonym: antever
- Prevemos que vamos precisar de alguns milhares de reais.
- We predict that we will need a few thousand reais.
- (chiefly law, transitive) to prescribe (to explicitly specify as a procedure or direction)
- Nenhuma lei prevê o que fazer nessa situação.
- There is no law prescribing what to do in this situation.
- (supernatural, transitive) to foretell; to predict (to tell the future)
Conjugation edit
1Superseded.
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin praevidēre. Cognate with English preview.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
prever (first-person singular present preveo, first-person singular preterite preví, past participle previsto)
Conjugation edit
infinitive | prever | ||||||
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gerund | previendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | previsto | prevista | |||||
plural | previstos | previstas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | preveo | prevés | prevé | prevemos | prevéis | prevén | |
imperfect | preveía | preveías | preveía | preveíamos | preveíais | preveían | |
preterite | preví | previste | previó | previmos | previsteis | previeron | |
future | preveré | preverás | preverá | preveremos | preveréis | preverán | |
conditional | prevería | preverías | prevería | preveríamos | preveríais | preverían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | prevea | preveastú preveásvos2 |
prevea | preveamos | preveáis | prevean | |
imperfect (ra) |
previera | previeras | previera | previéramos | previerais | previeran | |
imperfect (se) |
previese | previeses | previese | previésemos | previeseis | previesen | |
future1 | previere | previeres | previere | previéremos | previereis | previeren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | prevé | prevea | preveamos | preved | prevean | ||
negative | no preveas | no prevea | no preveamos | no preveáis | no prevean |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “prever”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014