English → Latin
“to come” in Latin
sumto be, exist; there be; to goposterusfollowing, next, coming after; inferiorveniōto come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach; of metaphorical movement in general; to approachcōnsequorto move, travel, come, pass or go after, or follow behind another (in time and/or space); to chase, to pursue, to go aftfutūrusabout to be, about to exist; future; future active participle of sum.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
to come
(of future time)(of future time), futurus (that is going or about to be). posterus (following with regard to time). (poetical) venturus. veniens: consequens (coming next, subsequent, of time): (the words are found in this connexion and order.) consequens ac posterus: generations to come, posteri (plur., opposed to majores). for the time to come, postero tempore. in posterum. posthae: in reliquum tempus (for the time that remains): things that are to come, futura, orum, n: res futurae: to foresee, what is to come, quod futurum est scire, animo prospicere futura. quae futura sunt prospicere or providere: in posterum prospicere: to rejoice in the present moment, without thinking of what is to come, praesentibus frui nec in longius consultare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for to come?
- The usual Latin words for “to come” are sum, posterus, veniō; also cōnsequor, futūrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.