Latin
Pronunciation
prae- + stō
Pronunciation
Adverb
praestō (not comparable )
present , at hand , ready .
(with sum ) (to be) at hand, (to be) ready to help.
Verb
praestō (present infinitive praestāre , perfect active praestitī or praestāvī , supine praestātum or praestitum ) ; first conjugation
I stand before.
I am outstanding; I excel .
I provide , supply , offer , bestow .
Conjugation
Perfect forms like praestāvī are found post-Classically.
Conjugation of praestō (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
praestātus or praestitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect
praestātus or praestitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect
praestātus or praestitus + future active indicative of sum
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
praestātus or praestitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect
praestātus or praestitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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
praestātūrum esse , praestitūrum esse
praestārī
praestātum esse , praestitum esse
praestātum īrī , praestitum īrī
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
Descendants
References
“praesto ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praesto ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
praesto in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
praesto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 ) Latin Phrase-Book [1] , 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 re or Acc. c. Inf. to do one's duty: officium suum facere, servare, colere, tueri, exsequi, praestare
praesto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700 [2] , pre-publication website, 2005-2016