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assequor
assequor
Latin
Alternative forms
Verb
assequor (present infinitive assequī, perfect active assecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- I follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after.
- I overtake, come up with, reach, catch up.
- I gain, obtain, procure; achieve.
- I attain to someone in any quality; equal, rival, match.
- I comprehend, understand.
Inflection
| Conjugation of assequor (third conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | assequor | assequeris, assequere | assequitur | assequimur | assequiminī | assequuntur |
| imperfect | assequēbar | assequēbāris, assequēbāre | assequēbātur | assequēbāmur | assequēbāminī | assequēbantur | |
| future | assequar | assequēris, assequēre | assequētur | assequēmur | assequēminī | assequentur | |
| perfect | assecūtus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | assecūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | assecūtus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | assequar | assequāris, assequāre | assequātur | assequāmur | assequāminī | assequantur |
| imperfect | assequerer | assequerēris, assequerēre | assequerētur | assequerēmur | assequerēminī | assequerentur | |
| perfect | assecūtus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | assecūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | assequere | — | — | assequiminī | — |
| future | — | assequitor | assequitor | — | — | assequuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | assequī | assecūtus esse | assecūtūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | assequēns | assecūtus | assecūtūrus | — | — | assequendus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| assequī | assequendī | assequendō | assequendum | assecūtum | assecūtū | ||
Derived terms
- assecūtor
Related terms
References
- assequor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “assequor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem
- to conjecture: coniectura assequi, consequi, aliquid coniectura colligere
- as far as I can guess: quantum ego coniectura assequor, auguror
- to carry out one's plan: propositum assequi, peragere
- to reach the highest grade of office: amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipisci
- to overtake the enemy: hostes assequi, consequi
- to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem