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prō-videō vīdī, vīsus, ēre,

to see in advance, discern, descry: ubi, quid petatur, procul providere nequeat, L.: Excusare . . . quod non Providisset eum, H.—Fig., to see beforehand, foresee: quid eventurum sit: plus animo providere existimabatur, quod, etc., Cs.—To act with foresight, take precautions, see to it, be careful: actum de te est, nisi provides: nisi providisses, tibi ipsi pereundum fuisset: saluti: a dis vitae hominum provideri: est de Brundisio providendum: de re frumentariā, Cs.: ut quam rectissime agatur providebo: ne nocere possent ego providi: ne qua civitas suis finibus recipiat, a me provisum est, Cs.: Provisumst, ne abeat, T.—To see to, look after, care for, provide, prepare, make ready: multum in posterum providerunt, quod, etc.: rem frumentariam, Cs.: providentia haec potissimum providet, ut, etc.: omnia, S.: Verbaque provisam rem non invita sequentur, H.—To prevent, guard against, avert, avoid, obviate: neque omnino facere aut providere quicquam poterant, S.: quae consilio provideri poterunt, cavebuntur.

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