verbthird conjugation
appetō
appetō (present infinitive appetere, perfect active appetīvī or appetiī, supine appetītum)
Classical[ˈap.pɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈap.pe.to]
Meaning
- transitiveto strive for, reach after (something), try to get
- transitiveto attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail
- intransitiveto approach, draw nigh to, be at hand
- figurativelyto desire eagerly (for personal or bodily gratification), long for, covet; have an appetite for; craved
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | appetō | appetēbam | appetam | appetīvī appetiī | appetīveram appetieram | appetīverō appetierō |
| 2nd sg. | appetis | appetēbās | appetēs | appetīvistī appetiistī | appetīverās appetierās | appetīveris appetieris |
| 3rd sg. | appetit | appetēbat | appetet | appetīvit appetiit | appetīverat appetierat | appetīverit appetierit |
| 1st pl. | appetimus | appetēbāmus | appetēmus | appetīvimus appetiimus | appetīverāmus appetierāmus | appetīverimus appetierimus |
| 2nd pl. | appetitis | appetēbātis | appetētis | appetīvistis appetiistis | appetīverātis appetierātis | appetīveritis appetieritis |
| 3rd pl. | appetunt | appetēbant | appetent | appetīvērunt appetīvēre, appetiērunt, appetiēre | appetīverant appetierant | appetīverint appetierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | appetam | appeterem | appetīverim appetierim | appetīvissem appetiissem |
| 2nd sg. | appetās | appeterēs | appetīverīs appetierīs | appetīvissēs appetiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | appetat | appeteret | appetīverit appetierit | appetīvisset appetiisset |
| 1st pl. | appetāmus | appeterēmus | appetīverīmus appetierīmus | appetīvissēmus appetiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | appetātis | appeterētis | appetīverītis appetierītis | appetīvissētis appetiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | appetant | appeterent | appetīverint appetierint | appetīvissent appetiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | appetor | appetēbar | appetar |
| 2nd sg. | appeteris appetere | appetēbāris appetēbāre | appetēris appetēre |
| 3rd sg. | appetitur | appetēbātur | appetētur |
| 1st pl. | appetimur | appetēbāmur | appetēmur |
| 2nd pl. | appetiminī | appetēbāminī | appetēminī |
| 3rd pl. | appetuntur | appetēbantur | appetentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | appetar | appeterer |
| 2nd sg. | appetāris appetāre | appeterēris appeterēre |
| 3rd sg. | appetātur | appeterētur |
| 1st pl. | appetāmur | appeterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | appetāminī | appeterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | appetantur | appeterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | appete | appetere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | appetite | appetiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | appetitō | appetitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | appetitō | appetitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | appetitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | appetuntō | appetuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | appetere | appetī |
| perfect infinitive | appetīvisse appetiisse, appetīsse | appetītum esse |
| future infinitive | appetītūrum esse | appetītum īrī |
| present participle | appetēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | appetītus appetīta, appetītā, appetītae, appetītam, appetītārum, appetītās, appetītī, appetītōrum, appetītōs |
| future participle | appetītūrus appetītūra, appetītūrā, appetītūrae, appetītūram, appetītūrārum, appetītūrās, appetītūre, appetītūrī, appetītūrīs, appetītūrō, appetītūrōrum, appetītūrōs, appetītūrum | appetendus appetundus, appetenda, appetendā, appetendae, appetendam, appetendārum, appetendās, appetende, appetendīs, appetendōrum, appetendōs |
gerundappetendī, appetendō, appetendumsupineappetītum, appetītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ver appetit
- spring is approaching.
- amicitiam alicuius appetere
- to court a person's friendship.
- regnum appetere (B. G. 7. 4)
- to aspire to the sovereignty.
ap-pĕto (adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare);
I. act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
solem manibus adpetere, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41: placentam, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250; hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc., Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at: urbem, Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100: crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca, by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8: Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat, only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—B. Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:
peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere, Cic. Dom. 5, 13: ferro atque insidiis, id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.: umerum gladio, Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26: aquila aquaticas aves adpetit, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9: morsu, Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.—Trop.: ignominiis omnibus appetitis, Cic. Quint. 31: me amor appetit, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8: (uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur, Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—C. Trop., to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:
ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus, Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33: idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam, id. Phil. 3, 14: inimicitias potentium appetere, id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23: alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum, id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.: amicitiam, Caes. B. G. 1, 40: adulescentium familiaritates, Sall. C. 14, 5: hereditates, Suet. Aug. 60: divitias, Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10: nihil ornamentorum, Suet. Vesp. 12 al.: alienum, Phaedr. 1, 4, 1: nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum, Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.): appetitur vilis oliva, Mart. 9, 27: pisciculos minutos, caseum, Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object: ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid, Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—II. Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;
syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116: dies adpetebat, Caes. B. G. 6, 35: nox jam adpetebat, Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42: tempus anni, id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.: lux, Tac. A. 4, 51 al.: partitudo cui appetit, Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36: consularia comitia adpetebant, Liv. 41, 28: adpetit finis, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin.— Hence, appĕtens (adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence, A. In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:
appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3: nihil est adpetentius similium sui, id. Lael. 14, 50: studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis, id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69: turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes, Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.— B. Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:
homo non cupidus neque appetens, Cic. Agr. 2, 8: grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa, id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.—Adv.: appĕtenter (adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner: ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.—Comp. and sup. not used.appĕto (adp-), ōnis, m. 1. appeto,
I. he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
appetō (ad-p-) īvī or iī, ītus, ere.—
Trans, to strive for, reach after, grasp at: (solem) manibus: salutari, appeti: mare terram appetens: munitionibus loca, taking in, L.—Esp., to fall upon, attack, assault, assail: umerum gladio, Cs.: oculos rostro, L.: ferro corpora, V.: ignominiis.—Fig., to strive after, long for, desire, seek, court: populi R. amicitiam, Cs.: bona naturā: inimicitias potentiorum pro te: nihil sibi: agere aliquid. — Intrans, to draw nigh, approach, be at hand: dies appetebat, Cs.: nox, L.: fatum, Cu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinappetō
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin appetō From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + petō (“seek”).