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prae-vĭdĕo, vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. a., to see first or beforehand, to foresee.

  1. I. Lit. (poet.): ictum venientem a vertice, Verg. A. 5, 444: an, quia praevisos in aquā timet hostia cultros? Ov. F. 1, 327: cultri in liquidā praevisi undā, Ov. M. 15, 135.
  2. II. Transf., mentally,
    1. A. To foresee, anticipate, discern beforehand (class.): de re publicā, quam praevideo in summis periculis, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 5: praevisā locorum utilitate, Tac. A. 12, 63: nec praeviderant impetum hostium milites, nec, si praevidissent, satis virium ad arcendum erat, id. H. 4, 15; Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 13; Tac. A. 12, 40: non tantum praevisa, sed subita expedire, id. ib. 14, 55: praevisum periculum subterfugere, Suet. Aug. 10.
    2. B. To provide (late Lat.): quod ne fieret consilio solerti praevidit, Amm. 21, 8, 3.