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praestō adv.

for * praesito, P. abl. of * prae-sino, at hand, ready, present, here : Ipsum praesto video, T.: domi Praesto apud me esse, T.: togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt: praesto est enim acerba memoria, always with me , L.: ubi est frater? Chaer . Praesto adest, T.At hand, serviceable, helpful : Macroni vix videor praesto.—Usu. in the phrase, praesto esse, to be at hand, attend, wait upon, serve, aid, be helpful : praesto esse clientem tuum?: ius civile didicit, praesto multis fuit: saluti tuae praesto esse: ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita sim praesto, ut, etc. —With esse, to be in the way, meet, resist, oppose : quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt.

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