praestarent
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;
pl. imperf. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nomen possidet, nisi deos ei nil praestare; id opera expertus sum esse ita. nam ut in Ephesum hinc..."Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...placemus caede secundaHesperias gentes: iugulus mihi Caesaris haustushoc praestare potest, Pompei caede nocentisut populus Romanus amet. quid nomina..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...senectus prospiciat flammas: bellum ciuile sepulchra uix ducibus praestare potest. non barbara uictos regna manent, non Armenium mihi..."Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...rudentes, 655aut aliquis Magno dignus comes exigat ensem.Pompeio praestare potest quod Caesaris armisinputet. o saeui, properantem in fata..."Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...saluaque uerendus 680maiestate dolor, qualem te, Magne, decebatRomanis praestare malis. non inpare uoltuaspicis Emathiam: nec te uidere superbumprospera..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...nullum belli sentire fragorem,tot mundi caruisse malis, praestare deorumexcepta quis Morte potest? secreta tenebis 230litoris Euboici memorando..."Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...patriae, signorum obliorum,non potes hoc causae, miles, praestare, senatusadsertor uicto redeas ut Caesare? certe,ut uincare, potes..."Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Plevs. Credo ego istuc idem. Pal. Isque Alexandri praestare praedicat formae suam, itaque omnis se ultro sectari..."