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presto.

ready

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈprɛs.to/

  1. ready

    literary

  2. fast; quick; nimble

    literary
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

adv/ˈprɛs.to/

  1. soon

    Ritorno presto.
    Potrebbe piovere presto.

  2. early

    Non sono abituata a svegliarmi presto.
    Se ne andarono presto.

  3. quickly

    Spero che ti riprenderai presto.

  4. presto

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin praestus, from the Latin praestō (“at hand”, adverb). Compare Catalan prest, French prêt.

noun/ˈprɛs.to/

  1. loan

    archaic · masculine

  2. usury (practice of lending money at excessive interest rates)

    archaic · masculine

  3. pawnshop

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from prestare (“to lend”) + -o.

verb/ˈprɛs.to/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prestare

    archaic · first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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