verbthird conjugation
agnōscō
agnōscō (present infinitive agnōscere, perfect active agnōvī, supine agnitum)
Classical[aŋˈnoːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[aɲˈɲɔs.ko]
Meaning
- to recognize, realize or discern, become acquainted with, know, perceive
- to acknowledge or claim
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
iterum cognōscōagnōscō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 7
cognōscō quem anteā nōvīagnōscō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | agnōscō | agnōscēbam | agnōscam | agnōvī | agnōveram agnōram | agnōverō agnōrō |
| 2nd sg. | agnōscis | agnōscēbās | agnōscēs | agnōvistī agnōstī | agnōverās agnōrās | agnōveris agnōris |
| 3rd sg. | agnōscit | agnōscēbat | agnōscet | agnōvit agnōt | agnōverat agnōrat | agnōverit agnōrit |
| 1st pl. | agnōscimus | agnōscēbāmus | agnōscēmus | agnōvimus agnōmus | agnōverāmus agnōrāmus | agnōverimus agnōrimus |
| 2nd pl. | agnōscitis | agnōscēbātis | agnōscētis | agnōvistis agnōstis | agnōverātis agnōrātis | agnōveritis agnōritis |
| 3rd pl. | agnōscunt | agnōscēbant | agnōscent | agnōvērunt agnōrunt, agnōvēre | agnōverant agnōrant | agnōverint agnōrint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | agnōscam | agnōscerem | agnōverim agnōrim | agnōvissem agnōssem |
| 2nd sg. | agnōscās | agnōscerēs | agnōverīs agnōrīs | agnōvissēs agnōssēs |
| 3rd sg. | agnōscat | agnōsceret | agnōverit agnōrit | agnōvisset agnōsset |
| 1st pl. | agnōscāmus | agnōscerēmus | agnōverīmus agnōrīmus | agnōvissēmus agnōssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | agnōscātis | agnōscerētis | agnōverītis agnōrītis | agnōvissētis agnōssētis |
| 3rd pl. | agnōscant | agnōscerent | agnōverint agnōrint | agnōvissent agnōssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | agnōscor | agnōscēbar | agnōscar |
| 2nd sg. | agnōsceris agnōscere | agnōscēbāris agnōscēbāre | agnōscēris agnōscēre |
| 3rd sg. | agnōscitur | agnōscēbātur | agnōscētur |
| 1st pl. | agnōscimur | agnōscēbāmur | agnōscēmur |
| 2nd pl. | agnōsciminī | agnōscēbāminī | agnōscēminī |
| 3rd pl. | agnōscuntur | agnōscēbantur | agnōscentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | agnōscar | agnōscerer |
| 2nd sg. | agnōscāris agnōscāre | agnōscerēris agnōscerēre |
| 3rd sg. | agnōscātur | agnōscerētur |
| 1st pl. | agnōscāmur | agnōscerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | agnōscāminī | agnōscerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | agnōscantur | agnōscerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | agnōsce | agnōscere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | agnōscite | agnōsciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | agnōscitō | agnōscitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | agnōscitō | agnōscitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | agnōscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | agnōscuntō | agnōscuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | agnōscere | agnōscī |
| perfect infinitive | agnōvisse agnōsse | agnitum esse |
| future infinitive | agnitūrum esse | agnitum īrī |
| present participle | agnōscēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | agnitus agnita, agnitā, agnitae, agnitam, agnitārum, agnitās, agnite, agnitī, agnitīs, agnitō, agnitōrum, agnitōs |
| future participle | agnitūrus agnitūra, agnitūrā, agnitūrae, agnitūram, agnitūrārum, agnitūrās, agnitūre, agnitūrī, agnitūrīs, agnitūrō, agnitūrōrum, agnitūrōs, agnitūrum | agnōscendus agnōscundus, agnōscenda, agnōscendā, agnōscendae, agnōscendam, agnōscendārum, agnōscendās, agnōscende, agnōscendīs, agnōscendōrum, agnōscendōs |
gerundagnōscendī, agnōscendō, agnōscendumsupineagnitum, agnitū
agnosco (adgn-; also adn-; cf. Wagn. Orthog. Verg. p. 407), nōvi, nitum (like cognĭtum from cognosco; cf. pejĕro and dejĕro from jūro), 3, v. a. ad, intens. -gnosco, nosco (
I. part. perf. agnōtus, Pac. ap. Prisc. p. 887 P.; part. fut. act. agnoturus, Sall. H. Fragm. 2, 31; cf. Diom. 383 P.; class.; used very freq. by Cicero).
I. As if to know a person or thing well, as having known it before, to recognize: agnoscere always denotes a subjective knowledge or recognition; while cognoscere designates an objective perception; another distinction v. in II.): in turbā Oresti cognitā agnota est soror, was recognized by Orestes as his sister, Pac. ap. Prisc. 887 P.:
virtus cum se extollit et ostendit suum lumen et idem aspexit agnovitque in alio, and when she has perceived the same in another, and has recognized it, Cic. Lael. 27, 100: id facillime accipiunt animi, quod agnoscunt, Quint. 8, 3, 71: cum se collegit (animus) atque recreavit, tum agnoscit illa reminiscendo, Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 58: quod mihi de filiā gratularis, agnosco humanitatem tuam, id. Fam. 1, 7 (cf. on the contr. id. ib. 5, 2, where Cic., speaking of himself, says: Cognosce nunc humanitatem meam, learn from this, etc.): nomine audito extemplo agnovere virum, Liv. 7, 39: veterem amicum, Verg. A. 3, 82: matrem, id. ib. 1, 405: Figulum in patriam suam venisse atque ibi agnosci, and is there recognized (by those who had already known him), Quint. 7, 2, 26: formas quasdam nostrae pecuniae agnoscunt, Tac. G. 5: agnoscent Britanni suam causam, id. Agr. 32: nitorem et altitudinem horum temporum agnoscimus, id. Or. 21: quam (tunicam) cum agnovisset pater, Vulg. Gen. 37, 33.—B. Transf., as a result of this knowledge or recognition, to declare, announce, allow, or admit a thing to be one's own, to acknowledge, own: qui mihi tantum tribui dicis, quantum ego nec agnosco (neither can admit as due to me) nec postulo, Cic. Lael. 9:
natum, Nep. Ages. 1, 4: Aeacon agnoscit summus prolemque fatetur Juppiter esse suam, Ov. M. 13, 27 (cf. in Pandects, 25, Tit. 3: de agnoscendis vel alendis liberis): an me non agnoscetis ducem? will you not acknowledge me as your general? Liv. 6, 7: agnoscere bonorum possessionem, to declare the property as one's own, to lay claim to it, Dig. 26, 8, 11 (cf. agnitio, I.): agnoscere aes alienum, ib. 28, 5, 1: facti gloriam, Cic. Mil. 14 fin.: susciperem hoc crimen, agnoscerem, confiterer, id. Rab. Perd. 6: fortasse minus expediat agnoscere crimen quam abnuere, Tac. A. 6, 8: sortilegos, Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132: et ego ipse me non esse verborum admodum inopem agnosco, and I myself confess, allow, etc., id. Fam. 4, 4: id ego agnovi meo jussu esse factum, id. ib. 5, 20, 3: carmina spreta exolescunt; si irascare, agnita videntur, Tac. A. 4, 34.—II. To understand, recognize, know, perceive by, from, or through something:
ut deum agnoscis ex operibus ejus, sic ex memoriā rerum et inventione, vim divinam mentis agnoscito, Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 70; id. Planc. 14, 35: ex fructu arbor agnoscitur, Vulg. Matt. 12, 33: inde agnosci potest vis fortunae, Vell. 2, 116, 3.—Also, absol.: Augusti laudes agnoscere possis, you can recognize the praises of Augustus, * Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 29: accipio agnoscoque deos, Verg. A. 12, 260 (cf. accipio): agniti dempsere sollicitudinem, Tac. H. 2, 68: Germanicus, quo magis agnosceretur, detraxerat tegimen, id. A. 2, 21: terram non agnoscebant, Vulg. Act. 27, 39.—In gen., to become acquainted with, to know; to perceive, apprehend, understand, discern, remark, see: quin puppim flectis, Ulixe, Auribus ut nostros possis agnoscere cantus, Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49 (as transl. of Hom. Od. 12, 185, Νῆα κατάστησον, ἵνα νωϊτέρην ὄπʼ ἀκούσῃς): haec dicta sunt subtilius ab Epicuro quam ut quivis ea possit agnoscere, understand, id. N. D. 1, 18, 49; Verg. A. 10, 843; Phaedr. 2, 5, 19: alienis pedibus ambulamus, alienis oculis agnoscimus, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
āgnōscō (ad-gn- or ad-n-) nōvī, nitus, ere,
to recognize, identify, make out: illa reminiscendo: nomine audito virum, L.: veterem amicum, V.: non agnoscendum os, O.: hominem, Ph.: Augusti laudes, praise appropriate to Augustus, H.: accipio adgnoscoque deos, accept the omen, and discern the hand of the gods, V.: adgnoscunt spolia inter se, i. e. by the spoils identify the dead, V.: Ipse certe agnoscet, will recognize (the picture I drew of him): virtus cum suum lumen agnovit in alio, appreciated.—To declare, recognize, acknowledge as one's own: mihi tantum tribui quantum nec agnosco nec postulo, admit as due to me: quem ille natum non agnorat, at his birth, N.: prolem, O.: me ducem, L.—Pass: cuius (Iovis) oraculo adgnoscor, as his son, Cu.—To acknowledge as true, recognize, assent to, approve: me non esse inopem: facti gloriam: crimen.—With ex, to acquire knowledge by, know through: Deum ex operibus eius: agnosco ex me, from my own experience.—To understand, mark, perceive the meaning of: verbum: gemitum, V.: sonitum, V.
Origins
From ad- + gnōscō
In English words that came into English from agnōscō
- agnizeagnōscō