LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

adbītō

adbītō (present infinitive adbītere)

Meaning

  1. to approach, to come near, to draw near
    Namque edepol si adbites propius, os denasabit tibi mordicus.That’s right, by Jove! for if you go any nearer, he’ll bite your nose off.c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 3.4.72–73

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.adbītōadbītēbamadbītam———
2nd sg.adbītisadbītēbāsadbītēs———
3rd sg.adbītitadbītēbatadbītet———
1st pl.adbītimusadbītēbāmusadbītēmus———
2nd pl.adbītitisadbītēbātisadbītētis———
3rd pl.adbītuntadbītēbantadbītent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.adbītamadbīterem——
2nd sg.adbītāsadbīterēs——
3rd sg.adbītatadbīteret——
1st pl.adbītāmusadbīterēmus——
2nd pl.adbītātisadbīterētis——
3rd pl.adbītantadbīterent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.adbīte—
pres. 2nd pl.adbītite—
fut. 2nd sg.adbītitō—
fut. 3rd sg.adbītitō—
fut. 2nd pl.adbītitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.adbītuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveadbītere—
perfect infinitiveadbītisse—
present participleadbītēns—
gerundadbītendī, adbītendō, adbītendum

ad-bīto, ĕre, 3,
I. v. n. [beto], to come or draw near, to approach: si adbites propius, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 72.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinadbītō

Latin baeto Latin adbītō From ad- (“to, up to, towards”) + baeto (“to go”).

Quick answers

What does adbītō mean in Latin?
adbītō, a verb, means “to approach, to come near, to draw near”.
What are the principal parts of adbītō?
adbītō, adbītere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does adbītō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin adbītō.