precaver

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin praecavēre, present active infinitive of praecaveō.

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to prevent
  2. (pronominal) to take precautions

Conjugation

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Usage notes

Sometimes speakers create additional inflected forms based on the paradigms of ver or vir, such as precavejo or precavenho, though this is considered nonstandard.


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praecavēre, present active infinitive of praecaveō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾekaˈbeɾ/ [pɾe.kaˈβ̞eɾ]

Verb

precaver (first-person singular present precavo, first-person singular preterite precaví, past participle precavido)

  1. (transitive) to prevent

Conjugation

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