praesto

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin adjectivepraestus[1]

Adverb

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praestō(notcomparable)

  1. at hand,ready,present,here
    Synonyms:parātus,prōmptus
  2. serviceable,helpful
  3. (withsum)to be at hand, attend, wait upon, serve, aid, be helpful
Descendants
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  • Catalan:prest
  • French:prêt
  • Interlingua:preste,presto
  • Italian:presto
  • Portuguese:presto
  • Spanish:presto
References
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Etymology 2

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Fromprae-+‎stō.

Verb

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praestō(present infinitivepraestāre,perfect activepraestitīorpraestāvī,supinepraestātumorpraestitum);first conjugation

  1. to bepreferable,better,coupled withquam
    • c.52BCE,Julius Caesar,Commentarii de Bello GallicoVII.1:
      In aciepraestareinterfici quam non veterem belli gloriam [...] recuperare
      Itwas betterto be slain in battle, than not to recover the ancient glory in war
    • c.52BCE,Julius Caesar,Commentarii de Bello GallicoVII.10:
      Praestarevisum est tamen omnis difficultates perpeti, quam tanta contumelia accepta omnium suorum voluntates alienare
      However it seemedbetterto endure any hardship than to alienate the affections of all his allies, by submitting to such an insult
    • c.52BCE,Julius Caesar,Commentarii de Bello GallicoVII.17:
      Praestareomnes perferre acerbitates, quam non civibus Romanis, quiCenabiperfidia Gallorum interissent, parentarent
      Itwas betterto sustain any hardship than to not avenge the Roman citizens who perished at Genabum by the perfidy of the Gauls
  2. to beoutstanding,beexceedingin something, toexcel,stand out,besuperior,todistinguishoneself, beexcellent,distinguished,admirable
    Synonyms:praepolleō,exsuperō,superō
  3. toprovide,supply,offer,bestow
  4. toexhibit,toshow
    Synonyms:praebeō,ostendō,ostentō,expōnō,prōpōnō,prōdō,acclārō,indicō,prōferō,prōtrahō,fateor,profiteor,vulgō,coarguō,gerō
  5. (reflexive)toprove(oneself), toshow(oneself)
  6. (Late Latin,Medieval Latin)tolend,loan
Conjugation
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  • Perfect forms likepraestāvīare found post-Classically.
Conjugation ofpraestō(first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestō praestās praestat praestāmus praestātis praestant
imperfect praestābam praestābās praestābat praestābāmus praestābātis praestābant
future praestābō praestābis praestābit praestābimus praestābitis praestābunt
perfect praestitī,
praestāvī 		praestitistī,
praestāvistī 		praestitit,
praestāvit 		praestitimus,
praestāvimus 		praestitistis,
praestāvistis 		praestitērunt,
praestitēre,
praestāvērunt,
praestāvēre
pluperfect praestiteram,
praestāveram 		praestiterās,
praestāverās 		praestiterat,
praestāverat 		praestiterāmus,
praestāverāmus 		praestiterātis,
praestāverātis 		praestiterant,
praestāverant
future perfect praestiterō,
praestāverō 		praestiteris,
praestāveris 		praestiterit,
praestāverit 		praestiterimus,
praestāverimus 		praestiteritis,
praestāveritis 		praestiterint,
praestāverint
passive present praestor praestāris,
praestāre 		praestātur praestāmur praestāminī praestantur
imperfect praestābar praestābāris,
praestābāre 		praestābātur praestābāmur praestābāminī praestābantur
future praestābor praestāberis,
praestābere 		praestābitur praestābimur praestābiminī praestābuntur
perfect praestātusorpraestitus+ present active indicative ofsum
pluperfect praestātusorpraestitus+ imperfect active indicative ofsum
future perfect praestātusorpraestitus+ future active indicative ofsum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praestem praestēs praestet praestēmus praestētis praestent
imperfect praestārem praestārēs praestāret praestārēmus praestārētis praestārent
perfect praestiterim,
praestāverim 		praestiterīs,
praestāverīs 		praestiterit,
praestāverit 		praestiterīmus,
praestāverīmus 		praestiterītis,
praestāverītis 		praestiterint,
praestāverint
pluperfect praestitissem,
praestāvissem 		praestitissēs,
praestāvissēs 		praestitisset,
praestāvisset 		praestitissēmus,
praestāvissēmus 		praestitissētis,
praestāvissētis 		praestitissent,
praestāvissent
passive present praester praestēris,
praestēre 		praestētur praestēmur praestēminī praestentur
imperfect praestārer praestārēris,
praestārēre 		praestārētur praestārēmur praestārēminī praestārentur
perfect praestātusorpraestitus+ present active subjunctive ofsum
pluperfect praestātusorpraestitus+ imperfect active subjunctive ofsum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — praestā — — praestāte —
future — praestātō praestātō — praestātōte praestantō
passive present — praestāre — — praestāminī —
future — praestātor praestātor — — praestantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praestāre praestitisse,
praestāvisse 		praestātūrumesse,
praestitūrumesse 		praestārī praestātumesse,
praestitumesse 		praestātumīrī,
praestitumīrī
participles praestāns — praestātūrus,
praestitūrus 		— praestātus,
praestitus 		praestandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praestandī praestandō praestandum praestandō praestātum,
praestitum 		praestātū,
praestitū
Derived terms
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Descendants
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References
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  • “praesto”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “praesto”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praestoinEnrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024),Dizionario Latino,Olivetti Media Communication
  • praestoin Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis(augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • praestoinGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894)Latin Phrase-Book‎[2],London:Macmillan and Co.
    • to show kindness to..:benevolentiam alicui praestare, in aliquem conferre
    • to keep faith with a person, keep one's word:fidem praestare alicui
    • to fulfil a promise:fidem (promissum) praestare
    • to be answerable for a person, a thing:praestare aliquem, aliquid, de aliqua reor Acc. c. Inf.
    • to do one's duty:officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
  • praestoinRamminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed))Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3],pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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