(v. n.P. a.adv.) : prō-vĭdĕo, vīdi, vīsum, 2, v. n. and
* A.
* Neutr.
* Lit., to see forwards or before one's self, to see in the distance, to discern, descry (very rare): ubi, quid petatur, procul provideri nequeat,Liv. 44, 35, 12.
* Act.
* To be provident or cautious, to act with foresight, to take care (rare but class.; syn. praecaveo): actum de te est, nisi provides. Cic. Fam. 9, 18, 4; id. Rab. Post. 1, 1: nisi providisses, tibi ipsi pereundum fuisset,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 61, § 157.
* To see to, look after, care for; to provide, make preparation or provision for any thing (freq. and class.); constr. absol., with dat., de, ut, ne: multum in posterum providerunt, quod, etc., Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91: nihil me curassis, ego mihi providero,Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 93: rei frumentariae,Caes. B. G. 5, 8: condicioni omnium civium,Cic. Cael. 9, 22: ut consulas omnibus, ut provideas saluti,id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10, § 31.—Impers. pass.: a dis vitae hominum consuli et provideri,Cic. N. D. 1, 2, 4: est autem de Brundusio providendum,id. Phil. 11, 11, 26; cf.: de re frumentariā,Caes. B. C. 3, 34: de frumento,id. B. G. 3, 3: ut quam rectissime agantur omnia providebo,Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 4.—So with ne, Cic. Verr. 1, 17, 51: cura et provide, ne quid ei desit,id. Att. 11, 3, 3: ne qua civitas suis finibus recipiat, a me provisum est,Caes. B. G. 7, 20; cf. impers.: provisum est, ne, etc.,Ter. Phorm. 5, 2, 14: provisum atque praecautum est, ne quid, etc.,Liv. 36, 17.
* Lit., to see or perceive in the distance (very rare): nave provisā,Suet. Tib. 14; id. Dom. 14.
* Trop.
* In respect of time, to see or perceive beforehand, to foresee; to see before or earlier (class.): si qui, quae eventura sunt, provideant, Pac. ap. Gell. 14, 1, 34 (Trag. Rel. v. 407 Rib.); cf. Cic. Fin. 1, 14, 47: rem, quam mens providit,Lucr. 4, 884: quod ego, priusquam loqui coepisti, sensi atque providi,Cic. Vatin. 2, 4; cf. Caes. B. G. 7, 30: medicus morbum ingravescentem ratione providet, insidias imperator, tempestates gubernator,Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16: providere, quid futurum sit,id. Mur. 2, 4: quod adhuc conjecturā provideri possit,id. Att. 1, 1, 1: tempestas ante provisa,id. Tusc. 3, 22, 52: ratio explorata atque provisa,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6, § 15: non hercle te provideram,Plaut. As. 2, 4, 44: aliquem,Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 69.
* Prōvĭ-dens, entis, P. a., foreseeing, provident, prudent (class.): homo multum providens,Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 9.—Comp.: id est providentius,more prudent,Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 1.—Sup.: providentissimus quisque,Tac. H. 1, 85; Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 6.—Adv.: prōvĭdenter, with foresight, providently, prudently, Sall. J. 90, 1; Plin. Pan. 1; Dig. 47, 3, 1.—Comp.: quanto melius quanto providentius,Quint. Decl. 14, 8.—Sup.: providentissime,Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94; Plin. Ep. 10, 61 (69), 1; 10, 77 (81), 1.—*
* Prōvīsō, adv., with foresight or forethought, prudently: temere, proviso,Tac. A. 12, 39.

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