2a. More Latin verbs: Latin to English

Question 1

āmittō amittere amīsī amissum

These are the remaining verbs with interesting principle parts from the Dickinson list of the most frequently used Latin words. It is easiest to start with Latin to English, reviewing the principal parts as you go; the real test is exercise b, where you’re asked to produce the principal parts.

Answer 1

let go, send away

Question 2

pōscō pōscere popōscī

Answer 2

demand, claim; inquire into

Question 3

perdō perdere perdidī perditum

Answer 3

destroy

Question 4

precor, precārī, precātus

Answer 4

pray, invoke

Question 5

contingō contingere contigī contactum

Answer 5

touch, be contiguous to

Question 6

exigō exigere exēgī exāctum

Answer 6

drive out; collect

Question 7

fallō fallere fefellī falsum

Answer 7

deceive

Question 8

mīror mīrārī mīrātus sum

Answer 8

wonder at, marvel at

(+ acc.)

Question 9

sedeō sedēre sēdī sessum

Answer 9

sit

Question 10

noceō nocēre nocuī

Answer 10

harm

Question 11

intellegō intellegere intellēxī intellēctum

Answer 11

understand

Question 12

iungō iungere iūnxī iūnctum

Answer 12

join

Question 13

afferō afferre attulī allātum

Answer 13

bring to

Question 14

queror querī questus sum

Answer 14

complain of, lament

Question 15

fundō fundere fūdī fūsum

Answer 15

pour, scatter

Question 16

tendō tendere tetendī tentum

Answer 16

stretch, extend, direct (one’s steps or course)

Question 17

spargō spargere sparsī sparsum

Answer 17

scatter

Question 18

tangō tangere tetigī tāctum

Answer 18

touch

Question 19

respondeō respondēre respondī respōnsum

Answer 19

answer

Question 20

subeō subīre subiī subitum

Answer 20

go under; endure

Question 21

valeō valēre valuī

Answer 21

be strong, excel, be valid, prevail

valē: farewell!

Question 22

condō condere condidī conditum

Answer 22

build, found

Question 23

dēserō dēserere dēseruī dēsertum

Answer 23

leave, desert, abandon

Question 24

pateō patēre patuī

Answer 24

lie open, extend; be evident or obvious

Question 25

abeō abīre abiī abitum

Answer 25

go away

Question 26

regō regere rēxī rēctum

Answer 26

guide, rule

Question 27

auferō auferre abstulī ablātum

Answer 27

take away

Question 28

currō currere cucurrī cursum

Answer 28

run

Question 29

pellō pellere pepulī pulsum

Answer 29

strike, beat, push, drive

Question 30

scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptum

Answer 30

write

Question 31

surgō surgere surrēxī surrēctum

Answer 31

rise

Question 32

careō carēre, caruī

(+ abl.)

Answer 32

lack

(+ abl.)

Question 33

efficiō efficere effēcī effectum

Answer 33

bring about, complete; render

(+ ut + subj.)

Question 34

exerceō exercēre exercuī exercitum

Answer 34

train, exercise, carry on

Question 35

moror morārī morātus sum

Answer 35

delay

Question 36

sonō sonāre sonuī sonitum

Answer 36

sound, resound

Question 37

praebeō praebēre praebuī praebitum

Answer 37

furnish, supply, render

Question 38

adeō adīre adiī aditum

Answer 38

go to

Question 39

exeō exīre exiī exitum

Answer 39

go forth

Question 40

mālō mālle māluī

Answer 40

prefer

Question 41

prohibeō prohibēre prohibuī prohibitum

Answer 41

restrain, keep away

Question 42

committō committere commīsī commissum

Answer 42

join, entrust to (+ dat.); perform, do

Question 43

crēscō crēscere crēvī crētum

Answer 43

grow, increase

Question 44

caedō caedere cecīdī caesum

Answer 44

strike, kill, cut down

Question 45

accēdō accēdere accessī accessum

Answer 45

approach

Question 46

contemnō contemnere contempsī contemptum

Answer 46

despise, scorn, disdain

Question 47

ārdeō ārdēre ārsī ārsum

Answer 47

blaze, glow; be eager

Question 48

supersum superesse superfuī

Answer 48

remain, survive; be superfluous (to)

Question 49

dēsinō desinere desiī desitum

Answer 49

leave off, cease

Question 50

dīvidō dīvidere dīvīsī dīvīsum

Answer 50

divide, separate

Question 51

vehō vehere vēxī vectum

Answer 51

carry

Question 52

vehor vehī vectus sum

Answer 52

travel, ride

Question 53

orior orīrī ortus sum

Answer 53

arise, begin

Question 54

cōnferō cōnferre contulī collātum

Answer 54

collect, bring to

Question 55

retineō retinēre retinuī retentum

Answer 55

hold back, keep

Question 56

repetō repetere repetīvī repetītum

Answer 56

demand, exact; revisit; call to mind, recollect; repeat

Question 57

cōnstituō constituere constituī constitūtum

Answer 57

establish, put together

Question 58

dēfendō dēfendere dēfendī dēfēnsum

Answer 58

defend, ward off

Question 59

cernō cernere crēvī crētum

Answer 59

discern, separate

Question 60

dēdūcō dēdūcere dēdūxī dēductum

Answer 60

launch, lead away

Question 61

concēdō concēdere concessī concessum

Answer 61

yield, withdraw

Question 62

vetō vetāre vetuī vetītum

Answer 62

forbid

Question 63

gīgnō gīgnere genuī genitum

Answer 63

beget, bear, bring forth

Question 64

meminī meminisse

Answer 64

remember

Question 65

impleō implēre implēvī implētum

Answer 65

fill in, fill up

Question 66

deficiō deficere defēcī defectum

Answer 66

fail, give out; revolt from

Question 67

occurrō occurrere occucurrī occursum

Answer 67

run to meet; come into one’s mind

Question 68

statuō statuere statuī statūtum

Answer 68

set up, determine

Question 69

ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditum

Answer 69

put forth, state, explain

Question 70

fateor fatērī fassus sum

Answer 70

admit, confess; profess, declare; assent, say yes

Question 71

lateō latēre latuī

Answer 71

lie hidden, be hidden

Question 72

conveniō convenīre convēnī conventum

Answer 72

assemble, meet; agree

Question 73

interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectum

Answer 73

kill

Question 74

permittō permittere permīsī permissum

Answer 74

yield, allow, permit

Question 75

terreō terrēre terruī territum

Answer 75

terrify, frighten

Question 76

augeō augēre auxī auctum

Answer 76

increase

Question 77

moneō monēre monuī monitum

Answer 77

warn, advise

Question 78

experior experīrī expertus sum

Answer 78

try thoroughly, test, experience

Question 79

sinō sinere sīvī situm

Answer 79

allow, let go

Question 80

decet decēre decuīt

(+ acc. + infin.)

Answer 80

it is right, proper, fitting

(+ acc. + infin.)

Question 81

effundō effundere effūdī effūsum

Answer 81

pour out

Question 82

prōmittō prōmittere prōmīsī prōmissum

Answer 82

send forth, offer

Question 83

fingō fingere fīnxī fīctum

Answer 83

shape; invent

Question 84

respicio respicere respēxī respectum

Answer 84

look back, regard, consider

Question 85

discēdō discēdere discessī discessum

Answer 85

go away, depart

Question 86

libet libēre libuit or libitum est

(+ dat. + infin.)

Answer 86

it is pleasing

(+ dat. + infin.)

Question 87

cōnstō constāre constitī

(+ acc. and infin.)

Answer 87

agree

constat, it is established that

(+ acc. and infin.)

Question 88

for fārī fātus sum

Answer 88

report, say

Question 89

īnferō īnferre intulī illātum

Answer 89

bring upon, against;

bellum īnferre: make war on

Question 90

prōcēdō prōcēdere prōcessī prōcessum

Answer 90

go forth, advance

Question 91

cōnsulō cōnsulere cōnsuluī cōnsultum

(+ acc. or + dat)

Answer 91

consult, plan (+ acc.)

consider the interests of (+dat)

Question 92

intersum interesse interfuī

Answer 92

to be between; take part in, attend (+dat.);

interest, it is in the interest of (+ gen.)

Question 93

sustineō sustinēre sustinuī sustentum

Answer 93

hold up, sustain

Question 94

reperiō reperīre repperī repertum

Answer 94

find, find out

Question 95

fluō fluere fluxī fluxum

Answer 95

flow

Question 96

reor rērī rātus sum

Answer 96

think, imagine, suppose, deem

Question 97

dīmittō dīmittere dīmīsī dīmissum

Answer 97

send away

Question 98

cōnsistō cōnsistere cōnstitī

Answer 98

take position; consist in, be composed of

Question 99

laedō laedere laesī laesum

Answer 99

injure by striking, hurt

Question 100

doleō dolēre doluī

Answer 100

feel pain or grief, grieve

Question 101

ōdī ōdisse

Answer 101

hate

Question 102

accidō accidere accidī

Answer 102

fall; happen

Question 103

dēcernō dēcernere dēcrēvī dēcrētum

Answer 103

determine, decide

Question 104

occīdō occīdere occīdī occīsum

Answer 104

kill, cut down

Question 105

dēscendō dēscendere dēscendī dēscēnsum

Answer 105

climb down, descend

Question 106

contineō continēre continuī contentum

Answer 106

contain, restrain

Question 107

dēferō dēferre dētulī dēlātum

Answer 107

carry away, report

Question 108

oportet oportēre oportuit

(+ acc. + infin.)

Answer 108

it is proper, right

(+ acc. + infin.)

Question 109

īrāscor īrāscī īrātus sum

Answer 109

grow angry

(īrātus -a -um: angry)

Question 110

offerō offerre obtulī oblātum

Answer 110

present, offer, expose

Question 111

cingō cingere cīnxī cīnctum

Answer 111

encircle, surround, gird

Question 112

alō alere aluī alitum

Answer 112

nourish

Question 113

colligō colligere collēgī collēctum

Answer 113

gather together, collect

Question 114

pergō pergere perrēxī perrēctum

Answer 114

continue, proceed; awaken

Question 115

recēdō recēdere recessī recessum

Answer 115

step back, recoil, recede, withdraw

Question 116

pariō parere peperī partum

Answer 116

bring forth, give birth to; accomplish

Question 117

appāreō apparēre apparuī

Answer 117

appear, become visible

Question 118

convertō convertere convertī conversum

Answer 118

turn about, turn, change

Question 119

proficīscor proficīscī profectus sum

Answer 119

set forth, go

Question 120

aperiō aperīre aperuī apertum

Answer 120

open

Question 121

pāreō pārēre pāruī

Answer 121

obey

Question 122

mereō merēre meruī meritum

Answer 122

deserve, merit; serve as a soldier

Question 123

pertineō pertinēre pertinuī

Answer 123

extend over, reach; refer to, pertain to, be the business of

Question 124

consūmō consūmere consūmpsī consūmptum

Answer 124

to use up, consume

Question 125

corrumpō corrumpere corrūpī corruptum

Answer 125

break up, destroy, ruin

Question 126

incidō incidere incidī

Answer 126

fall upon, fall into; happen

Question 127

rīdeō ridēre rīsī rīsum

Answer 127

laugh, laugh at

Question 128

differō differre distulī dīlātum

Answer 128

scatter; publish, divulge; differ; defer, postpone

Question 129

serviō servīre servīvī / serviī servītum

(+ dat.)

Answer 129

be a slave, serve

(+ dat.)

Question 130

vereor verērī veritus sum

Answer 130

fear, stand in awe of

Question 131

ingredior ingredī ingressus sum

Answer 131

step in, enter

Question 132

addūcō adducere addūxī adductum

Answer 132

lead to, induce

Question 133

hortor hortārī hortātus sum

Answer 133

urge strongly, advise, exhort

Question 134

cōnficiō conficere confēcī confectum

Answer 134

complete, accomplish; destroy, kill, consume

Question 135

intendō intendere intendī intentum

Answer 135

stretch out, strain

Question 136

iaciō iacere iēcī iactum

Answer 136

throw, hurl

Question 137

cōnor cōnārī cōnātus sum

Answer 137

try, attempt

Question 138

ēgredior ēgredī ēgressus sum

Answer 138

stride out, depart, disembark from (+ abl.)

Question 139

consequor consequī consecūtus sum

Answer 139

follow up, overtake, attain

Question 140

fruor fruī frūctus sum

(+ abl.)

Answer 140

enjoy the produce of, profit by, use

(+ abl.)

Question 141

cēnseō cēnsēre cēnsuī cēnsum

Answer 141

assess, rate; think, decide

Question 142

prōdō prōdere prōdidī prōditum

Answer 142

publish, hand down; give over, betray

Question 143

prōpōnō prōpōnere prōposuī prōpositum

Answer 143

put forth, propose, present

Question 144

īnstituō instituere instituī institūtum

Answer 144

undertake; equip

Question 145

ēdūcō ēdūcere ēdūxī ēductum

Answer 145

lead forth

Question 146

suscipiō suscipere suscēpī susceptum

Answer 146

take up

Question 147

caveō cavēre cāvī cautum

Answer 147

be on guard, beware

Question 148

ēligō ēligere ēlēgī ēlēctum

Answer 148

pick out, select

Question 149

praecipiō praecipere praecēpī praeceptum

Answer 149

anticipate, advise, warn

Question 150

afficiō afficere affēcī affectum (+ abl.)

Answer 150

affect, visit with (+ abl.)

Question 151

adhibeō adhibēre adhibuī adhibitum

Answer 151

apply

Question 152

arbitror arbitrārī arbitrātus sum

Answer 152

consider, think

Question 153

quiēscō quiēscere quiēvī quiētum

Answer 153

keep quiet; sleep

Question 154

cōnfiteor cōnfitērī cōnfessus sum

Answer 154

admit (a fact), confess (a crime); reveal, disclose

Question 155

dīligō dīligere dīlēxī dīlēctum

Answer 155

choose, cherish, love

Question 156

advertō advertere advertī adversum

Answer 156

turn towards

Question 157

adveniō adīre advēnī adventum

Answer 157

come to, arrive at

Question 158

pendō pendere pependī pēnsum

Answer 158

weigh, hang, suspend; pay

Question 159

studeō studēre studuī

(+ dat.)

Answer 159

be eager, be zealous, care for

(+ dat.)

Question 160

ascendō ascendere ascendī ascēnsum

Answer 160

climb up, ascend

Question 161

revertō revertere revertī

Answer 161

turn back

Question 162

ēdīcō ēdīcere ēdīxī ēdictum

Answer 162

declare