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
- T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nomen possidet, nisi deos ei nil praestare; id opera expertus sum esse ita. nam ut in Ephesum hinc..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Plevs. Credo ego istuc idem. Pal. Isque Alexandri praestare praedicat formae suam, itaque omnis se ultro sectari..."