prever
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praevidēre, present active infinitive of praevideō.
Verb
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)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Portuguese
Etymology
Adapted from Latin praevidēre, corresponding to pre- + ver (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈve(ʁ)/ [pɾeˈve(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾeˈve(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾeˈve(ʁ)/ [pɾeˈve(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾeˈve(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈveɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈbeɾ/ [pɾɨˈβeɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨˈve.ɾi/
Verb
prever (first-person singular present prevejo, first-person singular preterite previ, past participle previsto)
- (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.
- (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.
- (supernatural, transitive) to foretell; to predict (to tell the future)
Conjugation
1Superseded.
Related terms
- imprevisto
- previdência
- previsão
- previsto
- ver
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praevidēre. Cognate with English preview.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeˈbeɾ/ [pɾeˈβ̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pre‧ver
Verb
prever (first-person singular present preveo, first-person singular preterite preví, past participle previsto)
Conjugation
infinitive | prever | ||||||
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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 |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
See also
Further reading
- “prever”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014