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verbthird conjugation

antepōnō

antepōnō (present infinitive antepōnere, perfect active anteposuī or anteposīvī, supine antepositum or antepostum)
Classical[an.tɛˈpoː.noː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈpɔː.no]
antepositus perf. pass. ind.; plupf. pass. ind.; fut. perf. pass. ind.; perf. pass. subj.; plupf. pass. subj.; perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to put or place in front of
  2. figurativelyto prefer

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.antepōnōantepōnēbamantepōnamanteposuī
anteposīvī		anteposueram
anteposīveram, anteposīram		anteposuerō
anteposīverō, anteposīrō
2nd sg.antepōnisantepōnēbāsantepōnēsanteposuistī
anteposīvistī, anteposīstī		anteposuerās
anteposīverās, anteposīrās		anteposueris
anteposīveris, anteposīris
3rd sg.antepōnitantepōnēbatantepōnetanteposuit
anteposīvit, anteposīt		anteposuerat
anteposīverat, anteposīrat		anteposuerit
anteposīverit, anteposīrit
1st pl.antepōnimusantepōnēbāmusantepōnēmusanteposuimus
anteposīvimus, anteposīmus		anteposuerāmus
anteposīverāmus, anteposīrāmus		anteposuerimus
anteposīverimus, anteposīrimus
2nd pl.antepōnitisantepōnēbātisantepōnētisanteposuistis
anteposīvistis, anteposīstis		anteposuerātis
anteposīverātis, anteposīrātis		anteposueritis
anteposīveritis, anteposīritis
3rd pl.antepōnuntantepōnēbantantepōnentanteposuērunt
anteposuēre, anteposīvērunt, anteposīrunt, anteposīvēre		anteposuerant
anteposīverant, anteposīrant		anteposuerint
anteposīverint, anteposīrint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.antepōnamantepōneremanteposuerim
anteposīverim, anteposīrim		anteposuissem
anteposīvissem, anteposīssem
2nd sg.antepōnāsantepōnerēsanteposuerīs
anteposīverīs, anteposīrīs		anteposuissēs
anteposīvissēs, anteposīssēs
3rd sg.antepōnatantepōneretanteposuerit
anteposīverit, anteposīrit		anteposuisset
anteposīvisset, anteposīsset
1st pl.antepōnāmusantepōnerēmusanteposuerīmus
anteposīverīmus, anteposīrīmus		anteposuissēmus
anteposīvissēmus, anteposīssēmus
2nd pl.antepōnātisantepōnerētisanteposuerītis
anteposīverītis, anteposīrītis		anteposuissētis
anteposīvissētis, anteposīssētis
3rd pl.antepōnantantepōnerentanteposuerint
anteposīverint, anteposīrint		anteposuissent
anteposīvissent, anteposīssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.antepōnorantepōnēbarantepōnar
2nd sg.antepōneris
antepōnere		antepōnēbāris
antepōnēbāre		antepōnēris
antepōnēre
3rd sg.antepōniturantepōnēbāturantepōnētur
1st pl.antepōnimurantepōnēbāmurantepōnēmur
2nd pl.antepōniminīantepōnēbāminīantepōnēminī
3rd pl.antepōnunturantepōnēbanturantepōnentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.antepōnarantepōnerer
2nd sg.antepōnāris
antepōnāre		antepōnerēris
antepōnerēre
3rd sg.antepōnāturantepōnerētur
1st pl.antepōnāmurantepōnerēmur
2nd pl.antepōnāminīantepōnerēminī
3rd pl.antepōnanturantepōnerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.antepōneantepōnere
pres. 2nd pl.antepōniteantepōniminī
fut. 2nd sg.antepōnitōantepōnitor
fut. 3rd sg.antepōnitōantepōnitor
fut. 2nd pl.antepōnitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.antepōnuntōantepōnuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveantepōnereantepōnī
perfect infinitiveanteposuisse
anteposīvisse, anteposīsse		antepositum esse
antepostum esse
future infinitiveantepositūrum esse
antepostūrum esse		antepositum īrī
antepostum īrī
present participleantepōnēns—
perfect participle—antepositus
antepostus, anteposita, antepositā, antepositae, antepositam, antepositārum, antepositās, anteposite, antepositī, antepositīs, antepositō, antepositōrum, antepositōs
future participleantepositūrus
antepostūrus, antepositūra, antepositūrā, antepositūrae, antepositūram, antepositūrārum, antepositūrās, antepositūre, antepositūrī, antepositūrīs, antepositūrō, antepositūrōrum, antepositūrōs, antepositūrum		antepōnendus
antepōnundus
gerundantepōnendī, antepōnendō, antepōnendumsupineantepositum, antepositū

antĕ-pōno, pŏsui, pŏsĭtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to set or place before.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: equitum locos sedilibus plebis, Tac. A. 15, 32: propugnacula anteposita, id. ib. 12, 56. —
B. Esp., to set (food) before one (com., pono, as Hor. S. 1, 3, 92; Juv. 1, 141 al.): prandium pransoribus, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 2; so id. Curc. 1, 1, 73; id. Rud. 2, 6, 25.—
II. Trop., to prefer, give the preference to: longe Academiae illi hoc gymnasium anteponam, Cic. de Or. 1, 21 fin.: suo generi meum, id. Sull. 8, 25: amicitiam omnibus rebus humanis, id. Am. 5, 17; Nep. Eum. 1, 3; Tac. A. 12, 69.→ With tmesis: pono ante: mala bo nis ponit ante, Cic. Off. 3, 17, 71.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantepōnō

Latin ante- Latin pōnō Latin antepōnō From ante- + pōnō.

Descendants
  • Frenchantéposer
  • Italiananteporre
  • Portugueseantepor
  • Romanianantepune
  • Spanishanteponer
  • Galicianantepoñer
  • Galicianantepor
  • Sicilianantipùniri

In English words that came into English from antepōnō

  • antepositionanteponere

Quick answers

What does antepōnō mean in Latin?
antepōnō, a verb, means “to put or place in front of; to prefer”.
What are the principal parts of antepōnō?
antepōnō, antepōnere, anteposuī, antepositum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce antepōnō?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈpoː.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈpɔː.no].
Where does antepōnō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antepōnō.