"prescribe" is the third person singular present of the verb prescribir. View conjugation.

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prescribe

[prɪˈskraɪb]

verbo transitivo

1. recetar (medicine)

2. prescribir (punishment, solution)

in the prescribed manner -> de la forma prescrita

prescribe [pris-kraib]

1. Prescribir, señalar, ordenar, determinar alguna cosa (order, mark).

2. Recetar a un enfermo, dar instrucciones para el uso de un remedio.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

3. Dar leyes o reglas; particularmente, prescribir un remedio que se ha de emplear, el régimen que ha de seguir un enfermo. (n)

4. Prescribir, adquirir un derecho por una larga posesión o por prescripción; perderse, invalidarse por el transcurso del tiempo. (Foro; Forense) (n)

va.

prescribe [prɪˈskraɪb]

verb:transitive

1 (lay down, order) prescribir; ordenar

in the prescribed way en conformidad con lo prescrito; prescribed books lecturas (f) obligatorias; the prescribed punishment la pena establecida or prescrita

2 [+medicine] recetar

to prescribe sth for sb prescribe sb sth [+medicine] recetar algo a algn

the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics for me el médico me recetó antibióticos; he prescribed complete rest recomendó reposo absoluto; the prescribed dose la dosis prescrita; what do you prescribe? ¿qué me recomienda?

verb:intransitive

(Med) recetar

to prescribe for sb prescribing for the elderly he had prescribed for her for years

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Verb Conjugation for "prescribe"

Imperative

prescribe
you prescribe
he/she prescribes
we prescribe
you prescribe
they prescribe

Preterite

I prescribed
you prescribed
he/she prescribed
we prescribed
you prescribed
they prescribed

Present Continuous

I am prescribing
you are prescribing
he/she is prescribing
we are prescribing
you are prescribing
they are prescribing

Present Perfect

I have prescribed
you have prescribed
he/she has prescribed
we have prescribed
you have prescribed
they have prescribed

Past Continuous

I was prescribing
you were prescribing
he/she was prescribing
we were prescribing
you were prescribing
they were prescribing

Past Perfect

I had prescribed
you had prescribed
he/she had prescribed
we had prescribed
you had prescribed
they had prescribed

Future

I will prescribe
you will prescribe
he/she will prescribe
we will prescribe
you will prescribe
they will prescribe

Future Perfect

I will have prescribed
you will have prescribed
he/she will have prescribed
we will have prescribed
you will have prescribed
they will have prescribed

Future Continuous

I will be prescribing
you will be prescribing
he/she will be prescribing
we will be prescribing
you will be prescribing
they will be prescribing

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been prescribing
you have been prescribing
he/she has been prescribing
we have been prescribing
you have been prescribing
they have been prescribing

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been prescribing
you will have been prescribing
he/she will have been prescribing
we will have been prescribing
you will have been prescribing
they will have been prescribing

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been prescribing
you had been prescribing
he/she had been prescribing
we had been prescribing
you had been prescribing
they had been prescribing

prescribir

transitive verb

1. to prescribe

intransitive verb

2. to expire, to lapse (law) (plazo, deuda)

prescribir [pres-cre-beer']

article & verb transitive

1. To prescribe, to determine.

2. To acquire a right by uninterrupted possession 3.

verb neuter

3. To prescribe, to form a custom which has the force of law. (n)

To despair of success; to stand in need of.

prescribirprescrito (participio_de_pasado)

verbo:transitivo

to prescribe

verbo:intransitivo

[+plazo] to expire; run out

Verb Conjugation for "prescribir"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	prescribo	prescribí	prescribía	prescribiré	prescriba
Tú	prescribes	prescribiste	prescribías	prescribirás	prescribas
Ella/Él/Usted	prescribe	prescribió	prescribía	prescribirá	prescriba
Nosotros	prescribimos	prescribimos	prescribíamos	prescribiremos	prescribamos
Vosotros	prescribís	prescribisteis	prescribíais	prescribiréis	prescribáis
Ellos/Ustedes	prescriben	prescribieron	prescribían	prescribirán	prescriban