verbfourth conjugation
ambiō
ambiō (present infinitive ambīre, perfect active ambiī or ambīvī, supine ambītum)
Classical[ˈam.bi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.bi.o]
Meaning
- to round, go round, pass around, skirt
Mox iubet et tōtam pavidīs ā cīvibus urbem ambīrī[…]
He soon orders the whole city by the terrified citizens to be marched around […]39 CE – 65 CE, Lucanus, Bellum Civile 1.592–593 - to surround, encircle
- to solicit for votes, campaign, canvass
Ferunt enim suffrāgia, mandant imperia, magistrātūs, ambiuntur, rogantur, sed ea dant, quae, etiamsī nōlint, danda sint, et quae ipsī non habent, unde aliī petunt.
For they hold suffrages, mandate orders, magistracies, are campaigned for votes, have bills proposed to them, but grant that that was to be given even if they didn't want it, and what they don't hate themselves, whence others ask for it.54 BCE – 51 BCE, Cicero, De re publica 1.31 - to strive to get something from somebody, seek, strive for
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ambire · Circumire
Circumire denotes motion in any circular form, but on the boundaries of a space, so as to go round it; ambire denotes going hither and thither in zigzag, or going about. Plin. Ep. ii. 9. Ambio domos, stationesque circumeo: and Cic. Att. xiv. 21. Antonium circumire veteranos, ut acta Cæsaris sancirent; that is, He made in his canvassing the round, from first to last;—stronger than ambire, which would only express his canvassing, and addressing the veterans in general.
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambiō | ambiēbam ambībam | ambiam ambībō | ambiī ambīvī | ambieram ambīveram | ambierō ambīverō |
| 2nd sg. | ambīs | ambiēbās ambībās | ambiēs ambībis | ambiistī ambīvistī, ambīstī | ambierās ambīverās | ambieris ambīveris |
| 3rd sg. | ambit | ambiēbat ambībat | ambiet ambībit | ambiit ambīvit | ambierat ambīverat | ambierit ambīverit |
| 1st pl. | ambīmus | ambiēbāmus ambībāmus | ambiēmus ambībimus | ambiimus ambīvimus | ambierāmus ambīverāmus | ambierimus ambīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | ambītis | ambiēbātis ambībātis | ambiētis ambībitis | ambiistis ambīvistis, ambīstis | ambierātis ambīverātis | ambieritis ambīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | ambiunt ambeunt | ambiēbant ambībant | ambient ambībunt | ambiērunt ambiēre, ambīvērunt, ambīvēre | ambierant ambīverant | ambierint ambīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambiam ambeam | ambīrem | ambierim ambīverim | ambiissem ambīvissem, ambīssem |
| 2nd sg. | ambiās ambeās | ambīrēs | ambierīs ambīverīs | ambiissēs ambīvissēs, ambīssēs |
| 3rd sg. | ambiat ambeat | ambīret | ambierit ambīverit | ambiisset ambīvisset, ambīsset |
| 1st pl. | ambiāmus ambeāmus | ambīrēmus | ambierīmus ambīverīmus | ambiissēmus ambīvissēmus, ambīssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ambiātis ambeātis | ambīrētis | ambierītis ambīverītis | ambiissētis ambīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ambiant ambeant | ambīrent | ambierint ambīverint | ambiissent ambīvissent, ambīssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambior | ambiēbar ambībar | ambiar ambībor |
| 2nd sg. | ambīris ambīre | ambiēbāris ambiēbāre, ambībāre, ambībāris | ambiēris ambiēre, ambībere, ambīberis |
| 3rd sg. | ambītur | ambiēbātur ambībātur | ambiētur ambībitur |
| 1st pl. | ambīmur | ambiēbāmur ambībāmur | ambiēmur ambībimur |
| 2nd pl. | ambīminī | ambiēbāminī ambībāminī | ambiēminī ambībiminī |
| 3rd pl. | ambiuntur ambeuntur | ambiēbantur ambībantur | ambientur ambībuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambiar ambear | ambīrer |
| 2nd sg. | ambiāris ambiāre, ambeāre, ambeāris | ambīrēris ambīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | ambiātur ambeātur | ambīrētur |
| 1st pl. | ambiāmur ambeāmur | ambīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ambiāminī ambeāminī | ambīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ambiantur ambeantur | ambīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ambī | ambīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ambīte | ambīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ambītō | ambītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ambītō | ambītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ambītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ambiuntō ambeuntō | ambiuntor ambeuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ambīre | ambīrī |
| perfect infinitive | ambiisse ambīvisse, ambīsse | ambītum esse |
| future infinitive | ambītūrum esse | ambītum īrī |
| present participle | ambiēns ambiente, ambientem, ambientēs, ambientī, ambientia, ambientibus, ambientis, ambientīs, ambientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | ambītus ambīta, ambītā, ambītae, ambītam, ambītārum, ambītās, ambītī, ambītōrum, ambītōs |
| future participle | ambītūrus ambītūra, ambītūrā, ambītūrae, ambītūram, ambītūrārum, ambītūrās, ambītūre, ambītūrī, ambītūrīs, ambītūrō, ambītūrōrum, ambītūrōs, ambītūrum | ambiendus ambiundus, ambeunda, ambeundā, ambeundae, ambeundam, ambeundārum, ambeundās, ambeunde, ambeundī, ambeundīs, ambeundō, ambeundōrum, ambeundōs, ambeundum, ambeundus, ambienda, ambiendā, ambiendae, ambiendam, ambiendārum, ambiendās, ambiende, ambiendīs, ambiendōrum, ambiendōs |
gerundambiendī, ambiendō, ambiendumsupineambītum, ambītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ambire aliquem (always with Acc. of person)
- to solicit the vote or favour of some one.
amb-ĭo, īvi, and ii, ītum, 4,
I. v. n. and a. (although from the root eo, it is regularly conjugated throughout; hence part. perf. ambītus; but ambitio and 2. ambĭtus follow the quantity of the simple verb, eo, ĭtum; in the imperf. ambiebat;
also ambibat, Ov. M. 5, 361; cf. Prisc. p. 910 P.; Zumpt, Gram. § 215). I. Lit.: aliquid, to go round or about a thing (syn. circumeo):
ut terram lunae cursus proxime ambiret, Cic. Tim. 9: ambibat Siculae cautus fundamina terrae, Ov. M. 5, 361: jubet urbem ambiri, Luc. 1, 592.—II. Transf.
A. To surround, encircle, encompass (syn.:
circumdo, cingo): insula, quam amnis Euphrates ambiebat, Vell. 2, 101: ambitae litora terrae, Ov. M. 1, 37: Thracam nec purior ambiat Hebrus, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 13; Verg. A. 6, 550 (cf. Sen. Ben. 4, 5: flumina campos cingentia; v. ambitus, I.): funiculus ambiebat gyrum ejus, Vulg. 2 Par. 4, 2: muros praealtum mare ambiebat, Curt. 4, 2; so Tac. A. 1, 68; 15, 43; Suet. Aug. 95: (clipei) oras ambiit auro, Verg. A. 10, 243: ambiente (gemmam) circulo coloris aurei, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 166: Judam suo ambiebat exercitu, Vulg. 2 Par. 13, 13.—B. T. t. to designate the manner in which candidates for office sought to procure votes (v. ambitio), to go round after, to solicit, canvass for votes (syn. peto):
virtute ambire oportet, non fautoribus, Plaut. Am. prol. 18: quod si comitia placet in senatu habere, petamus, ambiamus, Cic. Phil. 11, 8: ambiuntur, rogantur, id. Rep. 1, 31; id. Planc. 4: singulos ex senatu ambiundo nitebantur, ne etc., Sall. J. 13, 8.—With acc. of the office: magistratum sibi, Plaut. Am. prol. 74.—C. In gen., to solicit one for something, for his favor, friendship, etc., to strive for, seek to gain (syn.:
peto, sector): qui ambīssent palmam histrionibus, Plaut. Am. prol. 69: nisi senis amicos oras, ambis, * Ter. And. 2, 2, 36: reginam ambire affatu, Verg. A. 4, 284: conubiis ambire Latinum, id. ib. 7, 333: te pauper ambit sollicitā prece Ruris colonus, Hor. C. 1, 35, 5: ambiebat Jason summum sacerdotium, Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 7.—With ut or ne: ambienti, ut legibus solveretur, Suet. Caes. 18: ambirent multi, ne filias in sortem darent, id. Aug. 31.—With inf.: donec ultro ambiretur consulatum accipere, Tac. A. 2, 43: pauci, qui ob nobilitatem plurimis nuptiis ambiuntur, Tac. G. 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ambiō (imperf. ambibat, O., L., Ta.), īvī and iī, ītus, īre
ambi + eo, to go round, go about: terram lunae cursus: Siculae fundamina terrae, O.—To surround, encircle, encompass: ambitae litora terrae, O.: Thracam ambiat Hebrus, H.: moenia, Quae flammis ambit amnis, V.: vallum armis, Ta. —Fig., to canvass for votes: singulos ex senatu, S.: ambiuntur, rogantur cives.—To secure by canvassing, win by solicitation, entreat, solicit, court: senis amicos, T.: connubiis Latinum, V.: te prece, H.: nuptiis ambiri, to be sought in marriage, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Latinambiō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin ambiō From ambi- (“around”) + eō (“go”).
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianîmbia
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianambire
- Venetananbir
Borrowings
- Portugueseambiar