prever
Spanish, verb/pɾeˈbeɾ/
prever is spelled P-R-E-V-E-R (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,593rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prever is a Spanish verb meaning “to foresee, to anticipate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ver o examinar algo antes de su versión definitiva o de someterlo a la vista de otros”.
What does prever mean in English?
verb
- 1
to foresee, to anticipate
Si se prevé que...
- 2
to envisage
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ver o examinar algo antes de su versión definitiva o de someterlo a la vista de otros. 2. Considerar una circunstancia antes de encontrarse en ella, y prepararse para enfrentar las contingencias que puedan ocurrir. 3. Tener la visión o conjetura o revelación de algo que todavía no ha sucedido, con base en indicios, evidencias o percepciones de otro tipo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prever
- preveo first-person present singular
- preví first-person preterite singular
- previsto participle past
- previendo gerund
- prevista feminine participle past
- previstos masculine participle past
- previstas feminine participle past
- prevés indicative present second-person
- prevé indicative present singular
- prevemos first-person indicative plural
- prevéis indicative plural present
- prevén indicative plural present
- preveía first-person imperfect indicative
- preveías imperfect indicative second-person
- preveíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- preveíais imperfect indicative plural
- preveían imperfect indicative plural
- previste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prever?
- /pɾeˈbeɾ/
- [pɾeˈβ̞eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prever
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prever in Spanish?
prever appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).