praecipio: all forms
praecipio means “instruct, order; take beforehand”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praecipio | praecipiam | |
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| 2nd singular | praecipis | praecipias | praecipe · praecip |
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| 3rd singular | praecipit | praecipiat | |
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| 1st plural | praecipimus | praecipiamus | |
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| 2nd plural | praecipitis | praecipiatis | praecipite |
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| 3rd plural | praecipiunt | praecipiant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praecipior | praecipiar | |
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| 2nd singular | praeciperis | praecipiare · praecipiaris | praecipere |
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| 3rd singular | praecipitur | praecipiatur | |
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| 1st plural | praecipimur | praecipiamur | |
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| 2nd plural | praecipimini | praecipiamini | praecipimini |
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| 3rd plural | praecipiuntur | praecipiantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praecipiebam | praeciperem |
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| 2nd singular | praecipiebas | praeciperes |
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| 3rd singular | praecipiebat | praeciperet |
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| 1st plural | praecipiebamus | praeciperemus |
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| 2nd plural | praecipiebatis | praeciperetis |
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| 3rd plural | praecipiebant | praeciperent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praecipiebar | praeciperer |
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| 2nd singular | praecipiebare · praecipiebaris | praeciperere · praecipereris |
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| 3rd singular | praecipiebatur | praeciperetur |
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| 1st plural | praecipiebamur | praeciperemur |
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| 2nd plural | praecipiebamini | praeciperemini |
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| 3rd plural | praecipiebantur | praeciperentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praecipiam | |
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| 2nd singular | praecipies | praecipito |
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| 3rd singular | praecipiet | praecipito |
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| 1st plural | praecipiemus | |
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| 2nd plural | praecipietis | praecipitote |
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| 3rd plural | praecipient | praecipunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | praecipiar | |
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| 2nd singular | praecipiere · praecipieris | praecipitor |
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| 3rd singular | praecipietur | praecipitor |
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| 1st plural | praecipiemur | |
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| 2nd plural | praecipiemini | |
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| 3rd plural | praecipientur | praecipuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praecepi | praeceperim |
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| 2nd singular | praecepisti | praeceperis |
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| 3rd singular | praecepit | praeceperit |
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| 1st plural | praecepimus | praeceperimus |
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| 2nd plural | praecepistis | praeceperitis |
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| 3rd plural | praeceperunt · praecepere | praeceperint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | praeceperam | praecepissem |
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| 2nd singular | praeceperas | praecepisses |
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| 3rd singular | praeceperat | praecepisset |
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| 1st plural | praeceperamus | praecepissemus |
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| 2nd plural | praeceperatis | praecepissetis |
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| 3rd plural | praeceperant | praecepissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | praecepero |
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| 2nd singular | praeceperis |
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| 3rd singular | praeceperit |
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| 1st plural | praeceperimus |
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| 2nd plural | praeceperitis |
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| 3rd plural | praeceperint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | praecipere | praecipi |
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| Perfect | praecepisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | praecipiens |
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| Genitive | | praecipientis |
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| Dative | | praecipienti |
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| Accusative | praecipiens | praecipientem |
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| Ablative | | praecipiente · praecipienti |
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| Vocative | | praecipiens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecipientia | praecipientes |
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| Genitive | | praecipientium |
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| Dative | | praecipientibus |
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| Accusative | praecipientia | praecipientes |
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| Ablative | | praecipientibus |
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| Vocative | praecipientia | praecipientes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecepturus | praeceptura | praecepturum | |
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| Genitive | praecepturi | praecepturae | praecepturi | |
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| Dative | praecepturo | praecepturae | praecepturo | |
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| Accusative | praecepturum | praecepturam | praecepturum | |
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| Ablative | praecepturo | praeceptura | praecepturo | |
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| Vocative | praecepture | praeceptura | praecepturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecepturi | praecepturae | praeceptura | |
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| Genitive | praecepturorum | praecepturarum | praecepturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praecepturis |
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| Accusative | praecepturos | praecepturas | praeceptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | praecepturis |
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| Vocative | praecepturi | praecepturae | praeceptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praeceptus | praecepta | praeceptum | |
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| Genitive | praecepti | praeceptae | praecepti | |
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| Dative | praecepto | praeceptae | praecepto | |
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| Accusative | praeceptum | praeceptam | praeceptum | |
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| Ablative | praecepto | praecepta | praecepto | |
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| Vocative | praecepte | praecepta | praeceptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecepti | praeceptae | praecepta | |
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| Genitive | praeceptorum | praeceptarum | praeceptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praeceptis |
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| Accusative | praeceptos | praeceptas | praecepta | |
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| Ablative | | | | praeceptis |
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| Vocative | praecepti | praeceptae | praecepta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecipiendus | praecipienda | praecipiendum | |
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| Genitive | praecipiendi | praecipiendae | praecipiendi | |
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| Dative | praecipiendo | praecipiendae | praecipiendo | |
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| Accusative | praecipiendum | praecipiendam | praecipiendum | |
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| Ablative | praecipiendo | praecipienda | praecipiendo | |
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| Vocative | praecipiende | praecipienda | praecipiendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | praecipiendi | praecipiendae | praecipienda | |
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| Genitive | praecipiendorum | praecipiendarum | praecipiendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | praecipiendis |
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| Accusative | praecipiendos | praecipiendas | praecipienda | |
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| Ablative | | | | praecipiendis |
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| Vocative | praecipiendi | praecipiendae | praecipienda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | praeceptum |
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| Ablative | praeceptu |
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Meaning and examples of praecipio
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.