verbfirst conjugation
commeō
commeō (present infinitive commeāre, perfect active commeāvī, supine commeātum)
Classical[ˈkɔm.me.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.me.o]
Meaning
- to visit or travel to; to frequent
superstitiosus hicquidem est, uera praedicat; nam illaec catapultae ad me crebro commeant
He is a prophet; he predicts the truth, for such missiles often come towards me.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Curculio 397–398crebro enim illius litterae ab aliis ad nos commeant
his letters often reach me from others68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 160 - to go to and fro
ut tuto ab repentino hostium incursu etiam singuli commeare possent
so that individual soldiers could also come and go safe from unexpected enemy incursionsc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 7.36
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commeō | commeābam | commeābō | commeāvī | commeāveram | commeāverō commeārō |
| 2nd sg. | commeās | commeābās | commeābis | commeāvistī commeāstī | commeāverās commeārās | commeāveris |
| 3rd sg. | commeat | commeābat | commeābit | commeāvit | commeāverat commeārat | commeāverit commeārit |
| 1st pl. | commeāmus | commeābāmus | commeābimus | commeāvimus | commeāverāmus | commeāverimus commeārimus |
| 2nd pl. | commeātis | commeābātis | commeābitis | commeāvistis commeāstis | commeāverātis commeārātis | commeāveritis commeāritis |
| 3rd pl. | commeant | commeābant | commeābunt | commeāvērunt commeāvēre, commeārunt | commeāverant commeārant | commeāverint commeārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commeem | commeārem | commeāverim commeārim | commeāvissem commeāssem |
| 2nd sg. | commeēs | commeārēs | commeāverīs | commeāvissēs commeāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | commeet | commeāret | commeāverit commeārit | commeāvisset commeāsset |
| 1st pl. | commeēmus | commeārēmus | commeāverīmus commeārīmus | commeāvissēmus commeāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | commeētis | commeārētis | commeāverītis commeārītis | commeāvissētis commeāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | commeent | commeārent | commeāverint commeārint | commeāvissent commeāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commeor | commeābar | commeābor |
| 2nd sg. | commeāris commeāre | commeābāris commeābāre | commeāberis commeābere |
| 3rd sg. | commeātur | commeābātur | commeābitur |
| 1st pl. | commeāmur | commeābāmur | commeābimur |
| 2nd pl. | commeāminī | commeābāminī | commeābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | commeantur | commeābantur | commeābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commeer | commeārer |
| 2nd sg. | commeēris commeēre | commeārēris commeārēre |
| 3rd sg. | commeētur | commeārētur |
| 1st pl. | commeēmur | commeārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | commeēminī | commeārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | commeentur | commeārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | commeā | commeāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | commeāte | commeāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | commeātō | commeātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | commeātō | commeātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | commeātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | commeantō | commeantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | commeāre | commeārī |
| perfect infinitive | commeāvisse commeāsse | commeātum esse |
| future infinitive | commeātūrum esse | commeātum īrī |
| present participle | commeāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | commeātus commeāta, commeātā, commeātae, commeātam, commeātārum, commeātās, commeātī, commeātōrum, commeātōs |
| future participle | commeātūrus commeātūra, commeātūrā, commeātūrae, commeātūram, commeātūrārum, commeātūrās, commeātūre, commeātūrī, commeātūrīs, commeātūrō, commeātūrōrum, commeātūrōs, commeātūrum | commeandus commeanda, commeandā, commeandae, commeandam, commeandārum, commeandās, commeande, commeandīs, commeandōrum, commeandōs |
gerundcommeandī, commeandō, commeandumsupinecommeātum, commeātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- commeare ad aliquem
- to go in and out of any one's house; to visit frequently.
com-mĕo (conm-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. n.,
I. to go and come, pass to and fro: remeare redire, ut commeare ultro citroque ire, unde commeatus (leave of absence;
v. commeatus, II. B.) dari dicitur, id est tempus, quo ire et redire commode quis possit, Fest. p. 276, 5, and p. 277, 25.—Hence freq. with ultro and citro (in good prose; freq. in Cic. and the histt.; not in Quint.). I. In gen.
A. Usu. of living beings:
pisciculi ultro ac citro commeant, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 16; Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 84; Liv. 25, 30, 5; Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 104; Suet. Calig. 19: cum terra in aquam se vertit et cum ex aquā oritur aër, ex aëre aether, cumque eadem vicissim retro commeant, Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 31; 2, 19, 49: ut tuto ab repentino hostium incursu etiam singuli commeare possent, Caes. B. G. 7, 36 fin.: inter Veios Romamque, Liv. 5, 47, 11; cf.: commeantibus invicem nuntiis, Tac. A. 13, 38: quā viā omnes commeabant, Nep. Eum. 8, 5; Plin. 10, 23, 32, § 63; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 6. —B. Transf., of inanim. and abstr. objects: alterum (genus siderum) spatiis inmutabilibus ab ortu ad occasum commeans. Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49: (fossam) latitudinis, quā contrariae quinqueremes commearent, pass to and fro, Suet. Ner. 31; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 18, § 46; Tac. A. 2, 28; 4, 41:
quadrigae inter se occurrentes, sine periculo commeare dicuntur, Curt. 5, 1, 25: spiritum a summo ore in pulmonem, atque inde sursum in os commeare, Gell. 17, 11, 3.—Impers. commeatur, we, they, etc., go, Dig. 43, 8, 2, § 21 al.—C. Rarely with cognate acc. vias, Dig. 48, 10, 27, § 2 (for Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 82, v. 1. commeto).—
II. With particular reference to the terminus ad quem, to go, come, travel somewhere repeatedly or frequently; to visit a place often, to frequent:
insula Delos, quo omnes undique cum mercibus commeabant, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55; cf. Caes. B. G. 1, 1; cf. Cic. Att. 8, 9, 3; Gell. 6, 10: in urbem, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 100; Plaut. Truc. 3, 2, 14; Tac. A. 1, 46.—B. Transf. to inanim. or abstr. things:
nam illaec catapultae ad me crebro commeant, Plaut. Curc. 3, 28: cujus in hortos, domum, Baias jure suo libidines omnium commearent, Cic. Cael. 16, 38: crebro illius litterae ab aliis ad nos commeant, id. Att. 8, 9, 3; cf. Tac. A. 4, 41.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-meō (conm-) āvī, ātus, āre,
to go and come, pass to and fro, move back and forth, go about: ultro citro: tuto ab hostium incursu, Cs.: quā viā omnes commeabant, N.: illo mari, Ta.: ad ea furta quae reliquisses.—To come, have recourse, make frequent visits, frequent: huc raro in urbem, T.: minime ad eos, Cs.: quo omnes cum mercibus commeabant: illius litterae ad nos.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincommeō
Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *mey-o- Proto-Italic *mejo- Latin meō Latin commeō From con- + meō.
Descendants
- Frenchcongé
- Englishcommeatefrom French congé
- Englishcongéfrom French congé
- Englishcongeefrom French congé
- Occitancomjat
- Italianescomiare