previous next
prae-vĭdĕo , vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. a.,
I.to see first or beforehand, to foresee.
I. Lit. (poet.): “ictum venientem a vertice,” Verg. A. 5, 444: “an, quia praevisos in aquā timet hostia cultros?” Ov. F. 1, 327: “cultri in liquidā praevisi undā,” Ov. M. 15, 135.—
II. Transf., mentally,
A. To foresee, anticipate, discern beforehand (class.): “de re publicā, quam praevideo in summis periculis,” Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5: “praevisā locorum utilitate,” Tac. A. 12, 63: “nec praeviderant impetum hostium milites, nec, si praevidissent, satis virium ad arcendum erat,” id. H. 4, 15; Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 13; Tac. A. 12, 40: “non tantum praevisa, sed subita expedire,” id. ib. 14, 55: “praevisum periculum subterfugere,” Suet. Aug. 10. —
B. To provide (late Lat.): “quod ne fieret consilio solerti praevidit,” Amm. 21, 8, 3.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: