LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

astō

astō (present infinitive astāre, perfect active astitī)
Classical[ˈas.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.to]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto stand at, on, by
  2. impersonalto be present
  3. impersonalto stand near, stand close to
  4. impersonalto be standing, upright
  5. impersonalto assist

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.astōastābamastābōastitīastiteramastiterō
2nd sg.astāsastābāsastābisastitistīastiterāsastiteris
3rd sg.astatastābatastābitastititastiteratastiterit
1st pl.astāmusastābāmusastābimusastitimusastiterāmusastiterimus
2nd pl.astātisastābātisastābitisastitistisastiterātisastiteritis
3rd pl.astantastābantastābuntastitērunt
astitēre		astiterantastiterint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.astemastāremastiterimastitissem
2nd sg.astēsastārēsastiterīsastitissēs
3rd sg.astetastāretastiteritastitisset
1st pl.astēmusastārēmusastiterīmusastitissēmus
2nd pl.astētisastārētisastiterītisastitissētis
3rd pl.astentastārentastiterintastitissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.astāturastābāturastābitur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.astēturastārētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.astā—
pres. 2nd pl.astāte—
fut. 2nd sg.astātō—
fut. 3rd sg.astātōastātor
fut. 2nd pl.astātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.astantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveastāreastārī
perfect infinitiveastitisse—
present participleastāns—
future participle—astandum
astanda, astandā, astandae, astandam, astandārum, astandās, astande, astandīs, astandōrum, astandōs, astandus
gerundastandī, astandō, astandum

a-sto (asto, Fleck., Rib., B. and K.; adsto, Ritschl, Lachm.), stĭti, no
I. sup., 1, v. n., to stand at or near a person or thing, to stand by, stand (syn.: adsisto, adsum, faveo).
I. Lit. (very freq. and class.); constr. absol., with ad, juxta, propter, in with abl., ante, coram, contra, supra, etc.; with dat., acc., and abl., and with local adv.: astitit illum locum, et illo, et illi, et circa illum, Prisc. p. 1181 P.: marinas propter plagas, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 309 Müll. (Sat. v. 41 Vahl.): si iste stabit, adstato simul, Plaut. Ps. 3. 2, 75: cum omnis multitudo adstaret, Vulg. Lev. 9, 5; ib. Psa. 2, 2; ib. Act. 22, 20: ante ostium, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 72; so id. Men. 4, 3, 2: ante aras, Lucr. 1, 90: ante oculos astare, Verg. A. 3, 150: adstare ante Dominum, Vulg. Tob. 12, 15; ib. Luc. 1, 19: intra limen adstate illic, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 16: ut mihi confidenter contra adstitit! id. Capt. 3, 5, 6: Postquam ille hinc abiit, tu adstas solus! id. Ps. 1, 4, 1; so id. Bacch. 5, 2, 16; id. Stich. 3, 2, 11; id. Mil. 2, 4, 5; 2, 5, 36; id. Poen. 1, 2, 49 al.: adsta atque audi, id. Cist. 2, 3, 53; so id. Ep. 1, 1, 61; id. Most. 1, 4, 11: cum patre astans, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 2: cum Alexander in Sigeo ad Achillis tumulum astitisset, Cic. Arch. 10, 24: in eopse adstas lapide, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 17: astat in conspectu meo, Cic. Cat. 4, 2: multis coram adstantibus, Vulg. Gen. 45, 1: adstat coram vobis, ib. Act. 4, 10: supra caput, Verg. A. 4, 702; 5, 10: nec opinanti Mors ad caput adstitit, Lucr. 3, 959: adstiterunt ad januam, Vulg. Act. 10, 17: adstiterunt juxta illos, ib. ib. 1, 10: qui campis adstiterant, Tac. A. 2, 17 Halm: tribunali, id. ib. 12, 36 fin.: mensae, Suet. Tib. 61; so Mart. 8, 56, 13: adstabo tibi, Vulg. Psa. 5, 5; ib. Act. 27, 23: aliquem adstare, Plin. Pan. 23, 2, where Keil reads astaret: limine divae Adstitit, Stat. Th. 9, 607.—
II. Trop.: Certa quidem finis vitae mortalibus adstat, awaits, Lucr. 3, 1078.— Also, to stand at one's side as counsel or aid, to assist (cf.: assisto, adsum, etc.): Amanti supparisator, hortor, adsto, admoneo, gaudeo, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 10: Dum adsto advocatus cuidam cognato meo, id. Cas. 3, 3, 4.—Poet., of an object still existing or remaining: astante ope barbaricā, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (for this Verg. has: Priami dum regna manebant, A. 2, 22).—
III. Transf., to stand up, to stand upright (cf. ad, I. 1.): squamis astantibus, Verg. G. 3, 545: Minerva, quae est in Parthenone adstans, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 54, where Jan reads stans.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinastō

Latin stō Latin astō From ad- + stō.

Borrowings
  • Italianastare

Quick answers

What does astō mean in Latin?
astō, a verb, means “to stand at, on, by; to be present; to stand near, stand close to”.
What are the principal parts of astō?
astō, astāre, astitī (first conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce astō?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.to].
Where does astō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin astō.