Meaning of praecaveo | Babel Free
[prae̯ˈka.we.oː]Definitions
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to guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent conjugation-2, transitive
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to take care or heed, take precautions, beware; to be on one’s guard conjugation-2, intransitive
Equivalents
Deutsch
prophezeien
Ελληνικά
προφητεύω
English
Predict
Suomi
ennustaa
Français
prédire
Italiano
profetizzare
Português
prever
Kiswahili
bashiri
Examples
“PAMPHILUS: Hei mihi, / cum nōn habeō spatium ut dē tē sūmam supplicium ut volō! / Namque hōc tempūs praecavēre mihi mē, haud tē ulcīscī sinit!”
PAMPHILUS: Alas for me, when I don’t have the time to exact a punishment from you as I intend! For in this moment I am permitted [only] to take precautions for me myself, not to get revenge on you!
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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