to come before, precede, get the start of, outstrip,
anticipate, prevent: hostis breviore viā praeventurus
erat, L.: praevenerat fama, L.: Lucifero praeveniente, O.: desiderium
plebis, L.: nisi praeveniretur Agrippina, i. e.
unless Agrippina were put out of the way, Ta.—To prevent, hinder (only pass.):
quae ipse paravisset facere, perfidiā clientis sui praeventa, S.: Quod non praeventum morte fuisse dolet, O.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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