Verbs Flashcards
ambulō, ambulāre, ambulavī, ambulātum
to walk
like to “amble” along
errō, errāre, errāvi, erratum (intr.)
to err, make a mistake
like “err” or “error”
labōrō, labōrare, labōravī, labōratum
to work, suffer, be distressed
like “labor,” “labratory”
amō, amāre, amāvi, amātus
to love; specifically passionate or romantic love
cogitō, cōgitare, cōgitāve, cōgitātus
to think, ponder
like “cognitive”
optō, optāre, optāvi, optātus
to desire
like “opt in” or “optional”
dōnō, dōnāre, dōnāvi, dōnātus
to give, present, reward; (+ acc. person) (+ abl. thing): to reward (someone) with (something)
mōnstrō, mōnstrāre, mōnstrāvī, mōnstrātus
to show, point out
like “demonstrate”
vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātuw
to call, summon, or name; (+ double acc.): to name (one thing) as (another)
like “vovative”or “invoke”
dō, dare, dedī, datus
literally to give or grant; mostly used in idioms
“vēla dare” = to set sail, lit. “to give sails [to the wind]”; “poenās dare” = to suffer consequence, lit. “to give penalty”
habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus
to have, hold; (pass): to be considered
like “haben,” “habit,” or “have”
dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus
to owe (something), ought (+ infinitive)
like “debt”
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus
to set in motion, stir (up), move. Always has an object!
Like “move,” “motion”
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus
to order or command; often (+ infinitive)
respondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsus
to answer, respond; often with dat. I.O.
timeō, timēre, timuī, —-
to fear, be afraid of (can be used alone, acc. D.O., dat. of reference, or with prep. phrases
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus
to see; (pass.): to be seen or seem
like “video” or “visual”
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus
to be, exists
possum, posse, potui, —-
to be able to, can
Derived from “sum”
like “possibile,” “potential”
laudō, laudāre, laudāvi, laudātus
to praise
like “lauds,” magna cum “laude”
pugnō, pugnāre, pugnātī, pugnātus
to fight or be fighting; with cum (+ abl.): to fight with (an opponent)
superō, superāre, superāvī, superātus
to overcome, conquer, surpass
teneō, tenēre, tenui, tentus
to hold or grasp; keep or possess; occupy
eō, īre/ītī, itum, —-
to go
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus
do, drive (as animals), spend, conduct, or plead
like “actor,” “action,” “agent,” “coagulate”
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus
to take (up), capture; win
like “capture,” “perceive,” “receive,” “captive”
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus
to bear, manage, conduct, gesture, perform
like “gesture,” “gerund”
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus
to lead, consider
like “abduct,” “conduct,
“duke,” “produce”
regō, regere, rēxī, rēctus
to rule, control
like “regent,” “rēgīna,” “regulate”
dīcō, dūcere, dūxī, dūctus
to say, speak, tell
acc. D.O. = “I told (him)” vs. dat. I.O. = “I talked to him”
like “dictionary,” “diction”
scrībo, scrībere, scrīpsi, scrīptus
to write
like “script,” “scribe,” “prescription”
audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus
to hear, listen (to acc. D.O.)
like “audio,” “auditory”
canō, canere, cecinī, cantus
to sing; (+ acc.): to sing (of)
like “chant,” “cantor,” “incantation”
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus
to make, do (creation, causation, or execution)
like “factory”
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus
to send; (+ acc): to send to; (+ dat.): to send for
like “missile”
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus
to put, place, set aside
like “deposit”
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum
to come
like “advent”
sentiō, sentīre, sensī, sēnsus
to perceive, feel
like “sentimental.” “sentiment, “senses”
accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus
to receive, accept; hear (of), learn (of)
compound verb: ad + cappiō
interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus
to kill
compound verb: inter + faciō
perficio, perficere, perfēcī, perfectus
to complete, accomplish
compound verb: per + faciō
like “perfect” (the tense)
cēdō, cēdere, cessī, cessum
to go, move; yield (to someone or an idea), withdraw (from something)
like “secede,” “proceed,” “exceed”
accēdō, accēdere, accessī, accessum
to go to, come to, approach
compound verb: ad + cedō, but sometimes ad is repeated again outside the verb for emphasis
discēdō, discēdere, discessī, discessum
to go away, depart
compound verb: dis + cedō
abeō, abīre, abiī, abitum
to go away
compound verb: ab + eō
redeō, redīre, rediī, reditum
to go back, return
compound verb: re + eō
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus
to bring, bear, carry; endure
ōdī, odisse (defective)
to hate
like “odium”
meminī, meminisse (defective)
to remember; used with obj. gen., acc. D.O., or object infinitive
