praestantibus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →praesto, praestare, praestavi, praestatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
excel, surpass, be outstanding/superior/best/greater/preferable (to); prevail;; furnish/supply, make available, hand over; tender/offer/present; play part;; apply, bring to bear; fulfill, make good; keep word; be responsible for;; it is better;
abl. pl. pres. act. part.dat. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →praestans, praestantis (gen.), praestantior -or -us, praestantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
excellent, outstanding (in quality/worth/degree/importance), surpassing all;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
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Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...naufragis, captis, aegris, egentibus, intentae securi subiectum praestantibus caput pollicitus es: quo diverteris? quid agis..." - G
Galba
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...cohortium trium; at e primoribus prudentia atque aetate praestantibus velut instar senatus, ad quos de maiore re quotiens..." - P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...decimum vestigia rettulit annum. ambo animis, ambo insignes praestantibus armis, hic pietate prior. coeant in foedera dextrae..." - G
de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...sollertia atque ars praesidium ferret, neque numero navium praestantibus multitudo prodesset, neque electi ad virtutem e tanta multitudine..." - P
Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...prospera eruptione; simul a legionariis peritia et arte praestantibus plura struebantur. praecipuum pavorem intulit suspensum et nutans machinamentum..." - P
Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...urbem multa et varia, sed Flavianis consilio ducum praestantibus saepius prospera. ii tantum conflictati sunt qui in partem..."