prever

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō.

Verb

1. to foresee, predict
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of prever
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of prever

Related terms

• entrever
• rever
• ver

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Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō, corresponding to pre- +‎ ver (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾe.ˈve(ʁ)/, [pɾë.ˈve(χ)]

Verb

1. (transitive) to foresee; to predict (to estimate a future event on the basis of reasoning)

   Prevemos que vamos precisar de alguns milhares de reais.

   We predict that we will need a few thousand reais.

   Synonym: antever

2. (chiefly law, transitive) to prescribe (to explicitly specify as a procedure or direction)

   Nenhuma lei prevê o que fazer nessa situação.

   There is no law prescribing what to do in this situation.

3. (supernatural, transitive) to foretell; to predict (to tell the future)

   A cigana previu minha morte.

   The gypsy foretold my death.

   Synonyms: adivinhar, predizer

Related terms

• imprevisto
• previdência
• previsão
• previsto
• ver

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō. Cognate with English preview.

Verb

prever (first-person singular present preveo, first-person singular preterite preví, past participle previsto)

1. to foresee
2. to envisage

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prever (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			prever
gerund			previendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		previsto		prevista
		plural		previstos		previstas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	preveo	prevés	prevé	prevemos	prevéis	prevén
	imperfect	preveía	preveías	preveía	preveíamos	preveíais	preveían
	preterite	preví	previste	previó	previmos	previsteis	previeron
	future	preveré	preverás	preverá	preveremos	preveréis	preverán
	conditional	prevería	preverías	prevería	preveríamos	preveríais	preverían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	prevea	preveastú preveásvos2	prevea	preveamos	preveáis	prevean
	imperfect (ra)	previera	previeras	previera	previéramos	previerais	previeran
	imperfect (se)	previese	previeses	previese	previésemos	previeseis	previesen
	future1	previere	previeres	previere	previéremos	previereis	previeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		prevé	prevea	preveamos	preved	prevean
	negative		no preveas	no prevea	no preveamos	no preveáis	no prevean

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of prever (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive prever
	dative	preverme	preverte	preverle, preverse	prevernos	preveros	preverles, preverse
	accusative	preverme	preverte	preverlo, preverla, preverse	prevernos	preveros	preverlos, preverlas, preverse
with gerund previendo
	dative	previéndome	previéndote	previéndole, previéndose	previéndonos	previéndoos	previéndoles, previéndose
	accusative	previéndome	previéndote	previéndolo, previéndola, previéndose	previéndonos	previéndoos	previéndolos, previéndolas, previéndose
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative prevé
	dative	preveme	prevete	prevele	prevenos	not used	preveles
	accusative	preveme	prevete	prevelo, prevela	prevenos	not used	prevelos, prevelas
with formal second-person singular imperative prevea
	dative	prevéame	not used	prevéale, prevéase	prevéanos	not used	prevéales
	accusative	prevéame	not used	prevéalo, prevéala, prevéase	prevéanos	not used	prevéalos, prevéalas
with first-person plural imperative preveamos
	dative	not used	preveámoste	preveámosle	preveámonos	preveámoos	preveámosles
	accusative	not used	preveámoste	preveámoslo, preveámosla	preveámonos	preveámoos	preveámoslos, preveámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative preved
	dative	prevedme	not used	prevedle	prevednos	preveos	prevedles
	accusative	prevedme	not used	prevedlo, prevedla	prevednos	preveos	prevedlos, prevedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative prevean
	dative	prevéanme	not used	prevéanle	prevéannos	not used	prevéanles, prevéanse
	accusative	prevéanme	not used	prevéanlo, prevéanla	prevéannos	not used	prevéanlos, prevéanlas, prevéanse

Related terms

• previsión
• ver

See also

• pronosticar
• predecir

Further reading

• “prever”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014