verbthird conjugation
competō
competō (present infinitive competere, perfect active competīvī or competiī, supine competītum)
Classical[ˈkɔm.pɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔm.pe.to]
Meaning
- to come together, meet
- to agree, coincide in point of time
- to be equal to, be capable of
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | competō | competēbam | competam | competīvī competiī | competīveram competieram | competīverō competierō |
| 2nd sg. | competis | competēbās | competēs | competīvistī competiistī | competīverās competierās | competīveris competieris |
| 3rd sg. | competit | competēbat | competet | competīvit competiit | competīverat competierat | competīverit competierit |
| 1st pl. | competimus | competēbāmus | competēmus | competīvimus competiimus | competīverāmus competierāmus | competīverimus competierimus |
| 2nd pl. | competitis | competēbātis | competētis | competīvistis competiistis | competīverātis competierātis | competīveritis competieritis |
| 3rd pl. | competunt | competēbant | competent | competīvērunt competīvēre, competiērunt, competiēre | competīverant competierant | competīverint competierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | competam | competerem | competīverim competierim | competīvissem competiissem |
| 2nd sg. | competās | competerēs | competīverīs competierīs | competīvissēs competiissēs |
| 3rd sg. | competat | competeret | competīverit competierit | competīvisset competiisset |
| 1st pl. | competāmus | competerēmus | competīverīmus competierīmus | competīvissēmus competiissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | competātis | competerētis | competīverītis competierītis | competīvissētis competiissētis |
| 3rd pl. | competant | competerent | competīverint competierint | competīvissent competiissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | competor | competēbar | competar |
| 2nd sg. | competeris competere | competēbāris competēbāre | competēris competēre |
| 3rd sg. | competitur | competēbātur | competētur |
| 1st pl. | competimur | competēbāmur | competēmur |
| 2nd pl. | competiminī | competēbāminī | competēminī |
| 3rd pl. | competuntur | competēbantur | competentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | competar | competerer |
| 2nd sg. | competāris competāre | competerēris competerēre |
| 3rd sg. | competātur | competerētur |
| 1st pl. | competāmur | competerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | competāminī | competerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | competantur | competerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | compete | competere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | competite | competiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | competitō | competitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | competitō | competitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | competitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | competuntō | competuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | competere | competī |
| perfect infinitive | competīvisse competiisse | competītum esse |
| future infinitive | competītūrum esse | competītum īrī |
| present participle | competēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | competītus competīta, competītā, competītae, competītam, competītārum, competītās, competītī, competītōrum, competītōs |
| future participle | competītūrus competītūra, competītūrā, competītūrae, competītūram, competītūrārum, competītūrās, competītūre, competītūrī, competītūrīs, competītūrō, competītūrōrum, competītūrōs, competītūrum | competendus competundus, competenda, competendā, competendae, competendam, competendārum, competendās, competende, competendīs, competendōrum, competendōs |
gerundcompetendī, competendō, competendumsupinecompetītum, competītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- competītor (Brut. 30. 113)
- a rival candidate.
com-pĕto (conp-), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (first common since the Aug. per.; very rare before that time; not found in Cic., and perh. not in the poets).
I. Act., to strive after something in company or together (post-class. and very rare):
unum locum, Just. 13, 2, 1: unam speciosam (puellam), Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 59: bona, Cod. Th. 10, 10, 27, § 6.—II. Neutr., to meet or come together.
A. Lit. (very rare):
ubi viae competunt, tum in compitis sacrificatur, Varr. L. L. 6, § 25 Müll.: ubi recti angulorum conpetant ictuus, Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 80: si cacumina harundinum in unum competunt, Col. 4, 17, 1; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—B. Trop.
1. Of time, to coincide, agree, meet, to happen, etc.; constr. with cum, the dat., in, or absol.:
tempora reputantibus initium finemque miraculi cum Othonis exitu competisse, Tac. H. 2, 50 fin.: fasti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feriae aestati, neque vindemiarum auctumno competerent, Suet. Caes. 40: si competant coitus lunae in novissimum diem brumae, Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191; 18, 26, 63, § 232; cf. impers.: si ita competit, ut idem ille, qui sanare potest, disserat, Sen. Ep. 75, 6.—2. Of other things, to agree or coincide with something, to answer to it:
tanto Othonis animo nequaquam corpus aut habitus competiit, Suet. Oth. 12.—Hence, absol., to be qualified, competent, appropriate, fit, suitable, to correspond: neque animo neque auribus aut linguā conpetere, Sall. H. 1, 88 Dietsch; Tac. A. 3, 46: dux velut captus animi non linguā, non auribus competere, id. H. 3, 73: aut assumere in causam naturas, quā competent, aut mitigare, quā repugnabunt, Quint. 4, 1, 17: ut vix ad arma capienda aptandaque pugnae competeret animus, Liv. 22, 5, 3: ei loci situs ita competit, Col. 8, 17, 3; cf. id. 9, 1, 1; 9, 5, 1: si cujusquam neptium suarum competeret aetas, Suet. Aug. 31; Col. 1, 6, 23; cf. id. 2, 8, 4; 2, 18, 2; 2, 20, 4; 4, 29 fin.—3. To belong, be due to:
actionem competere in equitem Romanum, Quint. 3, 6, 11: mihi adversus te actio competit, Dig. 19, 1, 25: poena competit in aliquem, App. M. 10, p. 243, 40: hereditas competit, alicui, Eum. Pan. Const. 4: libertas servo competere potest, Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.—Hence, 1. com-pĕtens, entis, P. a.
a. Corresponding to:
personae rebus, App. Flor. 16: ratio etymologiae cum sententiā vocabuli, Gell. 19, 13, 3.—Comp., Auct. Pan. Maxim. et Const. 7.—b. Competent, legal:
judex, Dig. 2, 1, 19: tribunal, ib. 3, 3, 35, § 2.—2. compĕten-ter, adv., suitably, properly, becomingly (post-class.):
consulere alicui, Dig. 24, 3, 22: punire, ib. 22, 5, 16.—* Comp.: disserere, Hier. adv. Helv. 2.—* Sup.: uti Platone, App. Mag. p. 316, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com - petō (conp-) —, —, ere,
to coincide with, happen at the same time: tempora cum exitu Othonis, Ta.—To be adequate, be suitable, be fit: ad arma capienda, L.: neque oculis neque auribus, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincompetō
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin competō From con- (“with, together”) + petō (“to seek, aim, head for”).
Descendants
- Catalancompetir
- Englishcompete
- Frenchcompéter
- Italiancompetere
- Portuguesecompetir
- Spanishcompetir
- Asturiancompetir