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Meaning of praecaveo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[prae̯ˈka.we.oː]

Definitions

  1. to guard against (beforehand), seek to avert or prevent
  2. to take care or heed, take precautions, beware; to be on one’s guard

Conjugation

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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.
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