praescisco
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
Latin > English
praescisco praesciscere, praesci, praescitus V TRANS :: get to know/find out/learn beforehand
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-scisco: ĕre,
I v. inch. a., to find out, or learn beforehand (not in Cic. or Cæs.): animos volgi, Verg. G. 4, 70: exploratam fugam, Col. 9, 9, 4: adversos subitosque motus, Amm. 20, 6, 9.—With rel.-clause, Liv. 27, 35, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præscīscō,¹⁵ scīvī, ĕre, tr., chercher à savoir d’avance, deviner, prévoir, pressentir : Virg. G. 4, 70 || décider d’avance : Liv. 27, 35, 5.
{{Georges |georg=prae-scīsco, scīvī, ere, vorher erforschen, vorher zu erfahren [[suchen od. erfahren, m. Acc., animos vulgi longe, Verg.: exploratam fugam, Colum.: adversos subitosque motus, Amm.: quaedam imprecationibus praescisse nefariis, Amm. – m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, praesciscere, quam quisque eorum provinciam, quem hostem haberet, volebat, Liv. 27, 35, 5. – m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., ea cum ad se quoque venire praescisset, Liv. 24, 26, 2. }}
