Definition of praesto
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Orthography ID = 1012827
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LEM
praestō
for * praesito, P. abl. of * prae-sino
adverb
  1. at hand, ready, present, here
  2. at hand, serviceable, helpful
  3. [usu. in the phrase, praesto esse] to be at hand, attend, wait upon, serve, aid, be helpful
  4. [with esse] to be in the way, meet, resist, oppose
Abbreviations
praestō adv. for * praesito, P. abl. of * prae-sino, at hand, ready, present, here: Ipsum praesto video, T.: domi Praesto apud me esse, T.: togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt: praesto est enim acerba memoria, always with me, L.: ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, T.

— At hand, serviceable, helpful: Macroni vix videor praesto.

—Usu. in the phrase, praesto esse, to be at hand, attend, wait upon, serve, aid, be helpful: praesto esse clientem tuum?: ius civile didicit, praesto multis fuit: saluti tuae praesto esse: ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita sim praesto, ut, etc.

—With esse, to be in the way, meet, resist, oppose: quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt.
 
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