verbthird conjugation
capessō
capessō (present infinitive capessere, perfect active capessīvī, supine capessītum)
Classical[kaˈpɛs.soː]Ecclesiastical[kaˈpɛs.so]
Meaning
- to seize, snatch, take, catch at or lay hold of eagerly
- to strive for or after, make for, betake oneself to, endeavor to arrive at, go to, repair or resort to, reach or reach for, seek
Sed nunc Ītaliam magnam Grȳnēus Apollō, Ītaliam Lyciae iussēre capessere sortēs: hīc amor, haec patria est. [...]
“But now, noble Italy — Apollo at Grynium, [and] the oracles of Lycia — [all] bid me strive to reach Italy: This is my desire; there, my homeland.”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.345–347 - figurativelyto pursue with zeal, take hold of any thing, take upon oneself, take charge of, take up, undertake, enter upon, engage in
capessere fugam
be on the run, to fly
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | capessō | capessēbam | capessam | capessīvī | capessīveram | capessīverō |
| 2nd sg. | capessis | capessēbās | capessēs | capessīvistī | capessīverās | capessīveris |
| 3rd sg. | capessit | capessēbat | capesset | capessīvit | capessīverat | capessīverit |
| 1st pl. | capessimus | capessēbāmus | capessēmus | capessīvimus | capessīverāmus | capessīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | capessitis | capessēbātis | capessētis | capessīvistis | capessīverātis | capessīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | capessunt | capessēbant | capessent | capessīvērunt capessīvēre | capessīverant | capessīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | capessam | capesserem | capessīverim | capessīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | capessās | capesserēs | capessīverīs | capessīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | capessat | capesseret | capessīverit | capessīvisset |
| 1st pl. | capessāmus | capesserēmus | capessīverīmus | capessīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | capessātis | capesserētis | capessīverītis | capessīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | capessant | capesserent | capessīverint | capessīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | capessor | capessēbar | capessar |
| 2nd sg. | capesseris capessere | capessēbāris capessēbāre | capessēris capessēre |
| 3rd sg. | capessitur | capessēbātur | capessētur |
| 1st pl. | capessimur | capessēbāmur | capessēmur |
| 2nd pl. | capessiminī | capessēbāminī | capessēminī |
| 3rd pl. | capessuntur | capessēbantur | capessentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | capessar | capesserer |
| 2nd sg. | capessāris capessāre | capesserēris capesserēre |
| 3rd sg. | capessātur | capesserētur |
| 1st pl. | capessāmur | capesserēmur |
| 2nd pl. | capessāminī | capesserēminī |
| 3rd pl. | capessantur | capesserentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | capesse | capessere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | capessite | capessiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | capessitō | capessitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | capessitō | capessitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | capessitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | capessuntō | capessuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | capessere | capessī |
| perfect infinitive | capessīvisse | capessītum esse |
| future infinitive | capessītūrum esse | capessītum īrī |
| present participle | capessēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | capessītus capessīta, capessītā, capessītae, capessītam, capessītārum, capessītās, capessītī, capessītōrum, capessītōs |
| future participle | capessītūrus capessītūra, capessītūrā, capessītūrae, capessītūram, capessītūrārum, capessītūrās, capessītūre, capessītūrī, capessītūrīs, capessītūrō, capessītūrōrum, capessītūrōs, capessītūrum | capessendus capessundus, capessenda, capessendā, capessendae, capessendam, capessendārum, capessendās, capessende, capessendīs, capessendōrum, capessendōs |
gerundcapessendī, capessendō, capessendumsupinecapessītum, capessītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- fugam capessere, capere
- to take to flight.
- militiam (only in the sing.) capessere
- to take service in the army.
- rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)
- to devote oneself to politics, a political career.
- alicuius in re publica or capessendae rei publicae consilia eo spectant, ut...
- a man's policy is aiming at, directed towards...
căpesso (căpisso, Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1), īvi (Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch; Tac. A. 15, 49), or ii (Tac. A. 12, 30: capessi, given by Diom. p. 367 P., and by Charis. ap. Prisc. p. 902 ib., but apparently erroneously; cf. Struve, p. 198, and lacesso), ītum (acc. to Prisc. l. l.
I. part. fut. capessiturus, Tac. A. 6, 48), 3, v. desid. a. [capio].
I. Lit., to seize, take, or catch at eagerly, to snatch at, lay hold of (capesso = desidero capere, Prisc. l. l.;
rare but class.): alia animalia cibum partim oris hiatu et dentibus ipsis capessunt, partim unguium tenacitate adripiunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122: pastus, id. ib.: arma, Verg. A. 3, 234; Ov. M. 11, 378.—B. Of relations of place, to strive to reach a place or limit, to betake one's self to, to go to, to repair or resort to; constr. usu. with acc.; ante-class. also capere se in or ad aliquem locum.
(a). With acc.:
omnes mundi partes undique medium locum capessentes nituntur aequaliter, Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 115: superiora capessere, id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42: Melitam, id. Att. 10, 9, 1: Italiam, Verg. A. 4, 346: turris, id. ib. 11, 466: montem, Val. Fl. 4, 316: aethera, Sil. 4, 480.—(b). Se in or ad aliquem locum:
quam magis te in altum capessis, tam aestus te in portum refert, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 6: nunc pergam... me domum capessere, id. Am. 1, 1, 106; Titin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 346.—II. Trop.
A. To take hold of any thing with zeal, to take upon one's self, take in hand, to undertake, enter upon, engage in, execute, manage (the most usu. signif.; cf. I. A.): Pac. ap. Non. p. 227, 1:
nunc ad senem cursum capessam, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9: viam, Liv. 44, 2, 8: alicujus imperia, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 23: jussa, to perform, execute, Verg. A. 1, 77; Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 4; so, capessere rem publicam, to undertake affairs of state, to engage in public affairs, administer (differing, by the idea of zealous co-operation and activity, from accedere ad rem publicam, which designates merely the entering upon a public office or duty), Cic. Sest. 6, 14; id. de Or. 3, 29, 112; id. Att. 1, 17, 10; 16, 7, 7; Sall. C. 52, 5; id. J. 85, 47; Nep. Them. 2, 1; Liv. 3, 69, 5; Tac. A. 1, 24; 12, 41; 16, 26; id. H. 4, 5; 4, 39; Suet. Tib. 25; Quint. 12, 3, 1: civitatem, Plin. Pan. 39, 5: orbem terrae, Tac. A. 11, 34; 12, 5: magistratus, id. Agr. 6: imperium, id. A. 13, 4; 14, 26: vigintiviratum, id. ib. 3, 29: provincias, id. ib. 6, 27: officia in republică, id. ib. 6, 14 Halm: curas imperii, Plin. Pan. 66, 2: laborem cum honoribus, Sall. H. 1, 48, 9 Dietsch: bellum, Liv. 26, 25, 5: pugnam, to commence, id. 2, 6, 8; 10, 5, 4; Tac. A. 12, 30; id. H. 3, 16; 5, 17: proelium, Just. 2, 12: partem belli, Liv. 31, 28, 4: partem pugnae, id. 26, 5, 15: fugam, to take to flight, id. 1, 25, 7: principium facinoris, Tac. A. 15, 49: inimicitias, id. ib. 5, 11: noctem in castris tutam et vigilem, to pass, id. ib. 4, 48: divorsa, Sall. H. 3, 68 Dietsch: tuta et salutaria, to adopt, Tac. A. 15, 29: parata, id. ib. 6, 37: meliora, id. ib. 6, 48 et saep.: libertatem, Sall. H. 3, 61, 2 Dietsch; Cic. Phil. 10, 9, 19: recta, * Hor. S. 2, 7, 7.—2. Esp., to lay hold of with the mind, to comprehend, understand:
in capessendis naturae sensibus, Gell. 12, 1, 11.—B. To betake one's self to, enter upon (cf. I. B.):
quam (filius) se ad vitam et quos ad mores praecipitem inscitus capessat, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 2.—2. With the idea of completed action, to attain to, to reach a person or thing: neque (te) posse corde capessere, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v 44 Vahl.).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
capessō īvī or iī, ītūrus, ere, desid.
capio, to seize eagerly, snatch at, lay hold of: cibum dentibus: arma, V.: principium libertatis capessendae. —Of places, to strive to reach, betake oneself to, repair to, resort to: medium locum: turrīs, V.— Fig., to take hold of with zeal, take up, take in hand, undertake, enter upon, engage in, execute, manage: bellum, L.: pugnam manu, Ta.: iussa, to execute, V.: recta capessens, with upright purpose, H.: partem decoris, L.: magistratūs, Ta.: audacia ad pericula capessenda, facing, L.: capessere rem p., to enter political life.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Archaic Latinkapiō
- Latincapessō
Latin -essō Latin capessō From capiō (“to seize, take”) + -essō.