LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

antestō

antestō (present infinitive antestāre, perfect active antestitī)
Classical[anˈtɛs.toː]Ecclesiastical[anˈtɛs.to]

Meaning

  1. to stand before
  2. figurativelyto be superior to, excel, surpass

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.antestōantestābamantestābōantestitīantestiteramantestiterō
2nd sg.antestāsantestābāsantestābisantestitistīantestiterāsantestiteris
3rd sg.antestatantestābatantestābitantestititantestiteratantestiterit
1st pl.antestāmusantestābāmusantestābimusantestitimusantestiterāmusantestiterimus
2nd pl.antestātisantestābātisantestābitisantestitistisantestiterātisantestiteritis
3rd pl.antestantantestābantantestābuntantestitērunt
antestitēre		antestiterantantestiterint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.antestemantestāremantestiterimantestitissem
2nd sg.antestēsantestārēsantestiterīsantestitissēs
3rd sg.antestetantestāretantestiteritantestitisset
1st pl.antestēmusantestārēmusantestiterīmusantestitissēmus
2nd pl.antestētisantestārētisantestiterītisantestitissētis
3rd pl.antestentantestārentantestiterintantestitissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.antestā—
pres. 2nd pl.antestāte—
fut. 2nd sg.antestātō—
fut. 3rd sg.antestātō—
fut. 2nd pl.antestātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.antestantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveantestāre—
perfect infinitiveantestitisse
antestāvisse		—
present participleantestāns—
gerundantestandī, antestandō, antestandum

ante-sto or anti-sto, stĕti, 1, v. n.,
I. to stand before, only in a trop. signif., to excel, be superior to; with dat. or acc.; also absol., to distinguish one's self, to be distinguished: brassica, quae omnibus holeribus antistat, Cato, R. R. 156: Crotoniatae omnibus corporum viribus et dignitatibus antestiterunt, Cic. Inv. 2, 12 B. and K.: quanto antestaret eloquentia innocentiae, Nep. Arist. 1, 2 Halm: virtute ceteris, Claud, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13: aliquem, Met. Numid. ap. Gell. 12, 9: Scandinavia magnitudine alias (insulas) antestat, Mel. 3, 6, 7: Herculis antistare si facta putabis, * Lucr. 5, 22 Lachm.

Origins

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

Latin ante- Latin stō Latin antestō From ante- + stō (“stand”).

In English words that came into English from antestō

  • antistesantistes

Quick answers

What does antestō mean in Latin?
antestō, a verb, means “to stand before; to be superior to, excel, surpass”.
What are the principal parts of antestō?
antestō, antestāre, antestitī (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce antestō?
In classical Latin, [anˈtɛs.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtɛs.to].
Where does antestō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antestō.