I.v. dep. n. and a.; prop., to be borne past, to drive, ride, or sail by (class.).
I. Lit.: “qui praetervehebantur,” Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49: “praetervehens equo,” riding by, Liv. 22, 49, 6.—With acc.: “Apolloniam,” Caes. B. C. 3, 26: “ostia,” Verg. A. 3, 688: “Dulichios portus,” Ov. M. 13, 711: “Judaeam,” Suet. Aug. 93: “Puteolanum sinum,” id. ib. 98: “Velabrum,” id. Caes. 37.—
B. Transf., to pass by, march by, of foot-soldiers: “cito agmine forum praetervecti,” Tac. H. 3, 71.—
II. Trop., to pass by or over: “periculosissimum locum silentio sum praetervectus,” passed over in silence, Cic. Phil. 7, 3, 8: “scopulos praetervecta videtur oratio mea,” passed by, id. Cael. 21, 51: “oratio, quae non praetervecta sit aures vestras, sed, etc.,” id. Balb. 1, 4; Plin. Pan. 56.
