verbthird conjugation, no passive
adhaerēscō
adhaerēscō (present infinitive adhaerēscere, perfect active adhaesī, supine adhaesum)
Meaning
- to adhere tightly; to stick fast
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adhaerēscō | adhaerēscēbam | adhaerēscam | adhaesī | adhaeseram | adhaeserō |
| 2nd sg. | adhaerēscis | adhaerēscēbās | adhaerēscēs | adhaesistī | adhaeserās | adhaeseris |
| 3rd sg. | adhaerēscit | adhaerēscēbat | adhaerēscet | adhaesit | adhaeserat | adhaeserit |
| 1st pl. | adhaerēscimus | adhaerēscēbāmus | adhaerēscēmus | adhaesimus | adhaeserāmus | adhaeserimus |
| 2nd pl. | adhaerēscitis | adhaerēscēbātis | adhaerēscētis | adhaesistis | adhaeserātis | adhaeseritis |
| 3rd pl. | adhaerēscunt | adhaerēscēbant | adhaerēscent | adhaesērunt adhaesēre | adhaeserant | adhaeserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | adhaerēscam | adhaerēscerem | adhaeserim | adhaesissem |
| 2nd sg. | adhaerēscās | adhaerēscerēs | adhaeserīs | adhaesissēs |
| 3rd sg. | adhaerēscat | adhaerēsceret | adhaeserit | adhaesisset |
| 1st pl. | adhaerēscāmus | adhaerēscerēmus | adhaeserīmus | adhaesissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | adhaerēscātis | adhaerēscerētis | adhaeserītis | adhaesissētis |
| 3rd pl. | adhaerēscant | adhaerēscerent | adhaeserint | adhaesissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | adhaerēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | adhaerēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | adhaerēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | adhaerēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | adhaerēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | adhaerēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | adhaerēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | adhaesisse | — |
| future infinitive | adhaesūrum esse | — |
| present participle | adhaerēscēns | — |
| future participle | adhaesūrus | — |
gerundadhaerēscendī, adhaerēscendō, adhaerēscendumsupineadhaesum, adhaesū
ăd-haeresco, haesi, haesum, 3,
I. v. inch. [adhaereo], to cleave or stick to, to adhere, lit. and trop. (in the trop. sense almost exclusively belonging to Cic.).
I. Lit., constr. with ad, in, and abl. or ubi:
tragula ad turrim, Caes. B. G. 5, 46: ne quid emineret, ubi ignis adhaeresceret, id. B. C. 2, 9: tamquam in quodam incili, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5: si potes in his locis adhaerescere, if you can stick (i. e. stay or sojourn) in such places, id. Att. 4, 4: in me omnia conjurationis nefaria tela adhaeserunt, Auct. Or. pro Dom. 24; cf. ib. 5; ad quamcunque disciplinam, tamquam ad saxum, adhaerescunt, Cic. Ac. 2, 3: argumentum ratio ipsa confirmat, quae simul atque emissa est, adhaerescit, sc. ad mentem, sticks fast to, is fastened upon the memory (the figure is derived from missiles), id. de Or. 2, 53.—With dat.: justitiae honestatique, to be attached or devoted to, Cic. Off. 1, 24.—And absol.: oratio ita libere fluebat, ut numquam adhaeresceret, never was at a stand, faltered, Cic. Brut. 79; cf. ib. 93 (v. haereo): adhaerescere ad columnam (sc. Maeniam); sarcastically, to remain fixed at the debtor's columns, i. e. to be punished as a fraudulent debtor, Cic. Sest. 8, 18; cf. Liv. 5, 47.—II. Fig., to correspond to, to accord with, to fit to or suit:
si non omnia, quae praeponerentur a me ad omnium vestrūm studium, adhaerescerent, Cic. de Or. 3, 10, 37.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ad-haerēscō haesī, haesus, ere, inch.
adhaereo, to cleave, stick, adhere: tragula ad turrim, Cs.: summusque in margine versus adhaesit, i. e. was added on the verge of the tablet, O.: adhaerescere ad columnam (Maeniam), to be pilloried as a fraudulent debtor: in me tela adhaeserunt: craterae limus adhaesit, H.: fronte cuspis adhaesit, O.: nactus hoc litus adhaesi, remained, O.: in his locis.—Fig., to cling, adhere: ad quamcunque disciplinam: iustitiae honestatique, to be devoted: oratio ita libere fluebat, ut numquam adhaeresceret, never faltered. — To correspond to, accord with, fit, suit: omnia ad vestrum studium. —To hang on, trail after, be the last: tenesne memoriā te extremum adhaesisse? hung on the end, i. e. were chosen last.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinadhaerēscō
Latin haerēscō Latin adhaerēscō From ad- + haerēscō.