prever

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō.

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prever (first-person singular present prevexo, first-person singular preterite prevín, past participle previsto)
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previm or previ, past participle previsto, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to foresee, predict

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adapted from Latin praevidēre, corresponding to pre- +‎ ver (to see).

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Verb[edit]

prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previ, past participle previsto)

  1. (transitive) to foresee; to predict (to estimate a future event on the basis of reasoning)
    Synonym: antever
    Prevemos que vamos precisar de alguns milhares de reais.
    We predict that we will need a few thousand reais.
  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)
    Synonyms: adivinhar, predizer
    A cigana previu minha morte.
    The gypsy foretold my death.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praevidēre. Cognate with English preview.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈbeɾ/ [pɾeˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ver

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

  1. to foresee
  2. to envisage

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