LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbirregular conjugation, impersonal in the passive

eō1

eō (present infinitive īre, perfect active iī or īvī, supine itum)
Classical[ˈe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.o]
№ 97 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. impersonalintransitiveto go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.)
    obviam ire alicuito meet someone, encounter someone
    Rōmānī īte domum!Romans, go home!
  2. impersonalto advance, to proceed, to progress; to go forth, to move forward, to move onward
    [Purportedly quoting Gaius Marius:] Verum non ita est; nam ubi se flagitiis dedecoravere turpissimi viri, bonorum praemia ereptum eunt.These worthies, after disgracing themselves by a course of fast living, proceed to preempt the rewards of virtue.c. 40 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Jugurthinum 85
  3. impersonalto proceed; to carry on, to go on, to keep going, to move along, to move on
  4. impersonalto result, to follow (to happen as a consequence)
  5. impersonalto prepare, to set about (doing something)
    Mihi istaec videtur praeda praedatum irier, / ut cum maiore dote abeat quam adveneritc. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 4.7.16–17
  6. impersonalto aim, to intend, to mean
    Sint sane, quoniam ita se mores habent, liberales ex sociorum fortunis, […]; ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur et, dum paucis sceleratis parcunt, bonos omnis perditum eant.By all means, since it accords with the spirit of the times, let them play booty with the wealth of the allies, […] ; but let them not make free with our blood, nor, while letting a few villains go scot free, aim to bring all good citizens to confusion.c. 42 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Catilinae 52.12
    Si aut bellum nullum in Italia aut is hostis esset, ex quo victo nihil gloriae quaereretur, qui te in Italia retineret, etsi id bono publico faceret, simul cum bello materiam gloriae tuae ire ereptum videri posset.If there were no war on Italian soil, or if the enemy were one in whose defeat there would be no glory, the man who kept you in Italy (even though it were done for the good of the state) might appear to be intending to cut you off both from fighting and from a chance to win laurels.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita XXVIII.41.2
  7. impersonalto accede, to cross over (to go over to the opposing opinion or other side in voting)
    Cum omnes laudibus modo prosequentes virum in sententiam eius pedibus irent, temptata paulisper intercessio est ab L. Livio et Q. Maelio tribunis plebis […]As they were all crossing over to support his motion, with nothing but praises for his heroism, Lucius Livius and Quintus Maelius, tribunes of the plebs, briefly endeavored to interpose their veto.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita IX.8.11–15
  8. impersonalto go for; to be sold at (a certain price)
    quidquid se Tigris ab Haemo dividit, hoc certa proponit merce locandum institor imperii, caupo famosus honorum. hic Asiam villa pactus regit; ille redemit coniugis ornatu Syriam; dolet ille paterna Bithynos mutasse domo. subfixa patenti vestibulo pretiis distinguit regula gentes: tot Galatae, tot Pontus eat, tot Lydia nummis...All the country between the Tigris and Mount Haemus he exposes for sale at a fixed price, this huckster of empire, this infamous dealer in honours. This man governs Asia for the which his villa has paid. That man buys Syria with his wife’s jewels. Another repents of having taken Bithynia in exchange for his paternal mansion. Fixed above the open doors of his hall is a list giving the provinces and their prices: so much for Galatia, for Pontus so much, so much may buy one Lydia...397 CE, Claudius Claudianus, In Eutropium I.203

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

mē moveō ex locō in locum: īs, it, īmus…
eō īre iī — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
to go
īre — in Seneca, ch. IV

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Imus · Infimus

Imum (superl. from in) denotes the lowest part of a whole; infimum (superl. from inferus) either the lowest part of all the parts, that is, the basis, or the lowest in a discrete magnitude, that is, a magnitude consisting of distinct parts. The imum is the lowest extremity of a part; then the infimum, the lowest part, with reference to the other parts. Cic. Rosc. Com. 7. Ab imis unguibus usque ad summum verticem: compare with Divin. i. 33. Ut ab infima ara subito anguis emergeret; and with N. D. ii. 20. Luna infima est quinque errantium. Further, imus denotes the lowest in a purely local relation; infimus, with the accessory notion of the lowest rank. (iv. 377.)

Ire · Meare · Gradiri · Ingredi · Incedere · Vadere

1. Ire and meare denote to go, in the most general sense, as motion from one place to another; ire especially applies to persons, in consequence of an act of the will, like ἰέναι; but meare (from ἀμεύω) especially to beasts, ships, rivers, stars, as mere mechanical motion, in which reason has no share, like φοιτᾶν; whereas gradiri and ingredi, incedere and vadere, with particular accessory notions in regard to the manner of going; gradiri and ingredi, in a quiet manner, and with a regular measured step, in opp. to serpere, currere, stare; Cic. N. D. ii. 47. Att. ii. 23, like βαδίζειν; incedere, in a proud manner, and with a graceful measured step, as in a procession and march, in opp. to ambulare; Sen. N. Q. vii. 31, like ἐμβαίνειν; and vadere (ἐλθεῖν?) with alacrity and a quick step, as in travelling, and in attacking the enemy, in opp. to repere? like χωρεῖν; Thuc. v. 70. 2. Ingressus means going in general; incessus a manner of going peculiar to the individual, and by which he is known as well as by his physiognomy. Ingressus is purely physical; incessus is moral and characteristic. (iv. 53.)

Negare · Infitiari · Infitias ire · Denegare · Pernegare · Recusare · Abnuere · Renuere · Repudiare

1. Negare means to deny, from objective motives, when a man has, or professes to have, the truth in view, like ἀποφάναι, οὐ φάναι; whereas infiteri, infitiari, and infitias ire, mean to disown from subjective motives, when personal interest is in some way implicated, like ἀρνεῖσθαι. 2. Infiteri is an obsolete expression; infitiari (ἀνα-φατίζειν,) the usual and general expression; infitias (ἀμφασίας) ire is only connected with a negation, and answers to the phrase, not to assent to. 3. Negatio is a denial, merely conveying information to the hearer; pernegatio, or negitatio, to convince him, when he is incredulous; denegatio, to get rid of his importunity, when his request is useless. Martial, Ep. iv. 82. Negare jussi, pernegare non jussi. Cic. Phil. xi. 8, 19. In quo maximum nobis onus imposuit, assensero; ambitionem induxero in curiam; negaro; videbor suffragio meo tanquam comitiis honorem amicissimo denegasse. 4. Negare supposes a question only, whether actual or possible, which is denied; whereas recusare, a request which is refused; hence negare is a more general and mild expression than recusare; for the negans merely denies the possibility of granting what he is asked or requested; whereas the recusans also calls in question the justice of the request, which he protests against as a threat, or as an encroachment. Hence negare, denegare, are more used in private transactions; recusare, in public affairs. 5. Negare and recusare take place by means of words and speeches; abnuere and renuere, mostly by signs and gestures; abnuere, by waving a person from one with the hand, like ἀπονεύω; renuere, by drawing back the head, like ἀνανεύω. 6. Abnuere is a more friendly, renuere a haughtier manner of denying. 7. Recusare refers to an object which is considered as a burden, and claims resignation, in opp. to suscipere, Suet. Ner. 3; whereas repudiare (from repedare?) refers to an object which is considered as a good, and promises profit or pleasure, in opp. to assumere. Cic. Orat. 62. Cic. Fin. i. 10, 33. Sæpe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandæ sint, et molestia non recusanda. (iv. 40.)

Conjugation irregular

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.eōībamībōiī
īvī		ieram
īveram		ierō
īverō
2nd sg.īsībāsībisīstī
iistī, īvistī		ierās
īverās		ieris
īveris
3rd sg.itībatībitiit
īvit		ierat
īverat		ierit
īverit
1st pl.īmusībāmusībimusiimus
īvimus		ierāmus
īverāmus		ierimus
īverimus
2nd pl.ītisībātisībitisīstis
iistis, īvistis		ierātis
īverātis		ieritis
īveritis
3rd pl.euntībantībuntiērunt
iēre, īvērunt, īvēre		ierant
īverant		ierint
īverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.eamīremierim
īverim		īssem
iissem, īvissem
2nd sg.eāsīrēsierīs
īverīs		īssēs
iissēs, īvissēs
3rd sg.eatīretierit
īverit		īsset
iisset, īvisset
1st pl.eāmusīrēmusierīmus
īverīmus		īssēmus
iissēmus, īvissēmus
2nd pl.eātisīrētisierītis
īverītis		īssētis
iissētis, īvissētis
3rd pl.eantīrentierint
īverint		īssent
iissent, īvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.īturībāturībitur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.eāturīrētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ī—
pres. 2nd pl.īte—
fut. 2nd sg.ītō—
fut. 3rd sg.ītōītor
fut. 2nd pl.ītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.euntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveīreīrī
īrier
perfect infinitiveīsse
iisse, īvisse		itum esse
future infinitiveitūrum esseitum īrī
present participleiēns
eunte, euntem, euntēs, euntī, euntia, euntibus, euntis, euntīs, euntium		—
perfect participle—itum
future participleitūrus
itūra, itūrā, itūrae, itūram, itūrārum, itūrās, itūre, itūrī, itūrīs, itūrō, itūrōrum, itūrōs, itūrum		eundum
gerundeundī, eundō, eundumsupineitum, itū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

pastum ire
to go to pasture.
pedibus ire
to go on foot.
cubitum ire
to go to bed.
praedatum ire
to go in search of plunder, booty.
obviam ire alicui
to meet any one.
praecipitem agi, ire
to be ruined, undone.
lignatum, aquatum ire
to go to fetch wood, water.
exsulatum ire or abire
to go into exile.
5 more phrases
pabulatum, frumentatum ire
to forage.
agmine quadrato incedere, ire
to march with closed ranks, in order of battle.
praecipitem ire; in praeceps deferri
to fall down headlong.
in exsilium ire, pergere, proficisci
to go into exile.
discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)
to vote for some one's motion.

ĕo, īvi or ii (īt, Verg. A. 9, 418 al.; cf.
I. Lachm. ad Lucr. vol. 2, p. 206 sq.: isse, issem, etc., for ivisse, etc., Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 25; Cic. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. Phil. 14, 1, 1; Ov. M. 7, 350 et saep.: isti, Turp. ap. Non. 4, 242: istis, Luc. 7, 834, etc., v. Neue Formenl. 2, 515), īre (inf. pass. irier, Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 16), ĭtum, v. n. root i-, Sanscr. ēmi, go; Gr. εἶμι; causat. ἵημι = jacio, Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 403, to go (of every kind of motion of animate or inanimate things), to walk, ride, sail, fly, move, pass, etc. (very freq. in all periods and sorts of writing).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: eo ad forum, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 95: i domum, id. ib. 5, 2, 71 sq.: nos priores ibimus, id. Poen. 3, 2, 34: i in crucem, go and be hanged! id. As. 5, 2, 91; cf.: i in malam crucem, id. Cas. 3, 5, 17; id. Ps. 3, 2, 57; 4, 7, 86: i in malam rem hinc, Ter. Ph. 5, 7, 37: iens in Pompeianum, Cic. Att. 4, 9 fin.: subsidio suis ierunt, Caes. B. G. 7, 62, 8: quom it dormitum, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 23; id Most. 3, 2, 4; 16; Hor. S. 1, 6, 119 et saep, cf.: dormitum, lusum, id. ib. 1, 5, 48: cubitum, Plaut. Cas. 4, 4, 27; 5, 4, 8; id. Ps. 3, 2, 57; Cic. Rosc. Am. 23; id. Div. 2, 59, 122 et saep.—Poet. with the acc. of the terminus: ibis Cecropios portus, Ov. H. 10, 125 Loers.: Sardoos recessus, Sil. 12, 368; cf.: hinc Afros, Verg. E. 1, 65.—With a cognate acc.: ire vias, Prop. 1, 1, 17: exsequias, Ter. Ph. 5, 8, 37: pompam funeris, Ov. F. 6, 663 et saep.: non explorantur eundae vitandaeque viae, Claud. in Eutrop. 2, 419: animae ad lumen iturae, Verg. A. 6, 680: ego ire in Piraeum volo, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 63; cf.: visere ad aliquam, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 114; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 52: videre, Prop. 1, 1, 12: ire pedibus, on foot, Liv. 28, 17: equis, id. 1, 15: curru, id. 28, 9; Ov. H. 1, 46; cf.: in equis, id. A. A. 1, 214: in raeda, Mart. 3, 47: super equos, Just. 41, 3; and with equis to be supplied, Verg. A. 5, 554: puppibus, Ov. H. 19, 180; cf.: cum classe Pisas, Liv. 41, 17 et saep.: concedere quo poterunt undae, cum pisces ire nequibunt? Lucr. 1, 380.—
b. Of things: alvus non it, Cato R. R. 157, 7; so, sanguis naribus, Lucr. 6, 1203: Euphrates jam mollior undis, Verg. A. 8, 726: sudor per artus, id. ib. 2, 174: fucus in artus, Lucr. 2, 683: telum (with volare), id. 1, 971: trabes, i. e. to give way, sink, id. 6, 564 et saep.: in semen ire (asparagum), to go to seed, Cato, R. R. 161, 3; so Plin. 18, 17, 45, § 159; cf.: in corpus (juvenes), Quint. 2, 10, 5: sanguis it in sucos, turns into, Ov. M. 10, 493.—
B. In partic.
1. To go or proceed against with hostile intent, to march against: quos fugere credebant, infestis signis ad se ire viderunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 6: ad hostem, Liv. 42, 49: contra hostem, Caes. B. G. 7, 67, 2; cf. id. B. C. 3, 31 fin.: adversus hostem, Liv. 42, 49: in hostem, id. 2, 6; Verg. A. 9, 424 et saep.; cf.: in Capitolium, to go against, to attack, Liv. 3, 17.—
2. Pregn., to pass away, disappear (very rare): saepe hominem paulatim cernimus ire, Lucr. 3, 526; cf. ib. 530; 594.
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to go, pass, proceed, move, advance: ire in opus alienum, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 6: in dubiam imperii servitiique aleam, Liv. 1, 23 fin.: in alteram causam praeceps ierat, id. 2, 27: in rixam, Quint. 6, 4, 13: in lacrimas, Verg. A. 4, 413; Stat. Th. 11, 193: in poenas, Ov. M. 5, 668 et saep.: ire per singula, Quint. 6, 1, 12; cf. id. 4, 2, 32; 7, 1, 64; 10, 5, 21: ad quem (modum) non per gradus itur, id. 8, 4, 7 et saep.: dicite qua sit eundum, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 19: ire infitias, v. infitiae: Latina debent cito pariter ire, Quint. 1, 1, 14: aliae contradictiones eunt interim longius, id. 5, 13, 54: in eosdem semper pedes ire (compositio), id. 9, 4, 142: cum per omnes et personas et affectus eat (comoedia), id. 1, 8, 7; cf. id. 1, 2, 13; Juv. 1, 142: Phrygiae per oppida facti Rumor it, Ov. M. 6, 146: it clamor caelo, Verg. A. 5, 451: factoque in secula ituro, Laetantur tribuisse locum, to go down to posterity, Sil. 12, 312; cf. with a subject-sentence: ibit in saecula, fuisse principem, cui, etc., Plin. Pan. 55.—
B. In partic.
1. Pub. law t. t.
a. Pedibus ire, or simply ire in aliquam sententiam, in voting, to go over or accede to any opinion (opp. discedere, v. h. v. II. B. 2. b.): cum omnes in sententiam ejus pedibus irent, Liv. 9, 8, 13: pars major eorum qui aderant in eandem sententiam ibat, id. 1, 32 fin.; 34, 43; 42, 3 fin.—Pass. impers.: in quam sententiam cum pedibus iretur, Liv. 5, 9, 2: ibatur in eam sententiam, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1 fin.: itum in sententiam, Tac. A. 3, 23; 12, 48.—And opp. to the above,
b. Ire in alia omnia, to vote against a bill, v. alius, II.—
2. Mercant. t. t. for vēneo, to go for, be sold at a certain price, Plin. 18, 23, 53, § 194: tot Pontus eat, tot Lydia nummis, Claud. Eutr. 1, 203.—
3. Pregn., of time, to pass by, pass away: it dies, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 12; Hor. C. 2, 14, 5; 4, 5, 7: anni, id. Ep. 2, 2, 55; cf.: anni more fluentis aquae, Ov. A. A. 3, 62.—
4. With the accessory notion of result, to go, proceed, turn out, happen: incipit res melius ire quam putaram, Cic. Att. 14, 15; cf. Tac. A. 12, 68: prorsus ibat res, Cic. Att. 14, 20 fin.; Curt. 8, 5: postquam omnia fatis Caesaris ire videt, Luc. 4, 144.—Hence the wish: sic eat, so may he fare: sic eat quaecunque Romana lugebit hostem, Liv. 1, 26; Luc. 5, 297 Cort.; 2, 304; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 155. —
5. Constr. with a supine, like the Gr. μέλλειν, to go or set about, to prepare, to wish, to be about to do any thing: si opulentus it petitum pauperioris gratiam, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 69; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 36: quod uti prohibitum irem, quod in me esset, meo labori non parsi, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. PARSI, p. 242 Müll.; so, perditum gentem universam, Liv. 32, 22: ultum injurias, scelera, id. 2, 6; Quint. 11, 1, 42: servitum Grais matribus, Verg. A. 2, 786 et saep.: bonorum praemia ereptum eunt, Sall. J. 85, 42.—Hence the construction of the inf. pass. iri with the supine, in place of an inf. fut. pass.: mihi omne argentum redditum iri, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 5: mihi istaec videtur praeda praedatum irier, id. Rud. 4, 7, 16 et saep.—Poet. also with inf.: seu pontum carpere remis Ibis, Prop. 1, 6, 34: attollere facta regum, Stat. S. 5, 3, 11: fateri, id. Th. 3, 61 al.—
6. Imp. i, eas, eat, etc., since the Aug. period more freq. a mocking or indignant expression, go then, go now: i nunc et cupidi nomen amantis habe, Ov. H. 3, 26; so, i nunc, id. ib. 4, 127; 9, 105; 17, 57; id. Am. 1, 7, 35; Prop. 2, 29, 22 (3, 27, 22 M.); Verg. A. 7, 425; Juv. 6, 306 al.: i, sequere Italiam ventis, Verg. A. 4, 381; so, i, id. ib. 9, 634: fremunt omnibus locis: Irent, crearent consules ex plebe, Liv. 7, 6 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  3. Proto-Italic*ejō
  4. Proto-Italic*eō
  5. Latineō

Inherited from Proto-Italic *eō, from earlier *ejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti.

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianire
  • Italiangire
  • Dalmatianzer
  • Istriotzì
  • Judeo-Italianיִירֵי
  • Neapolitanjire
  • Sicilianjiri
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseir
  • Spanishir
  • Aragoneseir
  • Galicianir
  • Asturiandirfrom Old Leonese ir
  • Extremadurandirfrom Old Leonese ir
  • Leonesedirefrom Old Leonese ir
  • Mirandeseirfrom Old Leonese ir
  • Ladinoir
  • Ladinoyir
Eastern Romance
  • Romanianii
  • Aromaniani
Gallo-Rhaetian
  • Frenchir-
  • Franco-Provençalir
  • Franco-Provençalir-
  • Walloondjans
  • Ladinjì
  • Ladinjí
  • Ladinjir
  • Ladinśì
  • Romanshir
  • Romansheir
Occitano-Romance
  • Catalanir-
  • Old Occitanir
adverb
eō2
eō (not comparable)
№ 97 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparablethere, in that place
  2. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparabletherefore, because, for that reason
  3. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparableso much, to such a degree. (= tantō...quantō)
    usque eo ut complures dies frumento milites caruerintto such a degree that for several days the soldiers were without wheatc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.18
  4. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparablewith dativeto that place, thither
    Caesar cognovit Vercingetorigem [...] cum equitatu expeditisque [...] insidiarum causa eo profectumCaesar learned that Vercingetorix with a cavalry and light armed infantry had departed to that place to perform an ambushc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.18
  5. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparablewith dativeto that end, with that purpose
  6. Late Latinnonstandardnot comparablewith dativeuntil, so long, up to that time

ĕō, adv. old dat. and abl. form of pron. stem i; cf. is.
I. In locat. and abl. uses,
A. Of place=in eo loco, there, in that place (rare): quid (facturus est) cum tu eo quinque legiones haberes? Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 2, 1: quo loco ... ibi ... eoque, Cels. 8, 9, 1: eo loci, Tac. A. 15, 74; Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 136; so trop.: eo loci, in that condition: res erat eo jam loci, ut, etc., Cic. Sest. 13, 68; Tac. A. 14, 61; Dig. 5, 1, 52, § 3.—
B. Of cause=eā re.
1. Referring to a cause or reason before given, therefore, on that account, for that reason: is nunc dicitur venturus peregre: eo nunc commenta est dolum, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 66; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 41: dederam litteras ad te: eo nunc ero brevior, Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 1; Sall. C. 21, 3; Liv. 8, 8, 8; Tac. H. 2, 65; Nep. Pelop. 1, 3; id. Milt. 2, 3 et saep.—So with conjunctions, eoque, et eo, eo quoque, in adding any thing as a consequence of what precedes, and for that reason: absolute pares, et eo quoque innumerabiles, Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 55: impeditius eoque hostibus incautum, Tac. A. 1, 50: per gentes integras et eo feroces, Vell. 2, 115, 2; Quint. 4, 1, 42 al. —
2. Referring to a foll. clause, giving
(a). a cause or reason, with quia, quoniam, quod, etc.; so with quia: eo fit, quia mihi plurimum credo, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 124; id. Capt. 1, 1, 2: nunc eo videtur foedus, quia, etc., Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 17; 3, 1, 25: quia scripseras, eo te censebam, etc., Cic. Att. 10, 17, 4; Sall. C. 20, 3; Tac. Agr. 22.—With quoniam: haec eo notavi, quoniam, etc., Gell. 7, 13.—With quod: quod ... non potueritis, eo vobis potestas erepta sit, Cic. Verr. 1, 8, 22; Nep. Eum. 11, 5; Liv. 9, 2, 4; Caes. B. G. 1, 23; so, neque eo ... quod, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 43; Varr. R. R. 1, 5.—
(b). A purpose, motive or reason, with quo, ut, ne; and after negatives, with quo, quin, and subj.—So with quo: eo scripsi, quo plus auctoritatis haberem, Cic. Att. 8, 9, 1; Sall. C. 22, 2; so, non eo ... quo, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 16: neque eo ... quo, Cic. Att. 3, 15, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 18, 51.—With ut: haec eo scripsi, ut intellegeres, Cic. Fam. 13, 69, 2; id. de Or. 3, 49, 187; Lact. 4, 5, 9.—With ne: Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 63; Ter. Ph. 5, 1, 17: quod ego non eo vereor, ne mihi noceat, Cic. Att. 9, 2; id. Rab. Perd. 3, 9.—With quin: non eo haec dico, quin quae tu vis ego velim, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 5, 1, 16. —
C. Of measure or degree—with words of comparison, so much, by so much—followed by quo (= tanto ... quanto): quae eo fructuosiores fiunt, quo calidior terra aratur, Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 1: eo gravior est dolor, quo culpa major, Cic. Att. 11, 11, 2; id. Fam. 2, 19, 1; so with quantum: quantum juniores patrum plebi se magis insinuabant, eo acrius contra tribuni tendebant, etc., Liv. 3, 15, 2; id. 44, 7, 6: quanto longius abscederent, eo, etc., id. 30, 30, 23. —Esp. freq. the formulae, eo magis, eo minus, so much the worse (the less), followed by quo, quod, quoniam, si, ut, ne: eo magis, quo tanta penuria est in omni honoris gradu, Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 7: eo minus veritus navibus, quod in littore molli, etc., Caes. B. G. 5, 9; Cic. Off. 3, 22, 88; id. Att. 15, 9 fin.: eo magis, quoniam, etc., Cels. praef. p. 14, 12 Müll.: nihil admirabilius fieri potest, eoque magis, si ea sunt in adulescente, Cic. Off. 2, 14, 48; id. Tusc. 1, 39, 94: eo diligentius ut ne parvula quidem titubatione impediremur, Auct. Her. 2, 8, 12; Cic. Rab. Perd. 3, 9: ego illa extuli et eo quidem magis, ne quid ille superiorum meminisse me putaret, id. Att. 9, 13, 3.— In this combination eo often expresses also the idea of cause (cf. B. 1. supra): hoc probis pretiumst. Eo mihi magis lubet cum probis potius quam cum improbis vivere, Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 37: solliciti tamen et anxii sunt; eoque magis, quod se ipsi continent et coercent, Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 70; and some passages may be classed under either head: dederam triduo ante litteras ad te. Eo nunc ero brevior, Cic. Fam. 6, 21, 1; id. Inv 1, 4, 5; id. Off. 2, 13, 45; id. Fam. 9, 16, 9; Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 8.
II. In dat. uses.
A. With the idea of motion, to that place, thither (=in eum locum): eo se recipere coeperunt, Caes. B. G. 1, 25, 5: uti eo cum introeas, circumspicias, uti inde exire possit, Cato, R. R. 1, 2: eo tela conicere, Auct. B. Afr. 72: eo respicere, Sall. J. 35, 10; so, followed by quo, ubi, unde: non potuit melius pervenirier eo, quo nos volumus, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 35: venio nunc eo, quo me fides ducit, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 83: ibit eo quo vis, etc., Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 40: (venit) eo, ubi non modo res erat, etc., Cic. Quint. 11; Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 21; Vell. 2, 108, 2: eo, unde discedere non oportuit, revertamur, Cic. Att. 2, 16, 3; Liv. 6, 35, 2; Sall. C. 60, 2; so (late Lat.) with loci: perducendum eo loci, ubi actum sit, Dig. 10, 4, 11, § 1; ib. 47, 2, 3, § 2.—
B. Transf.
1. With the idea of addition, thereto, in addition to that, besides: accessit eo, ut milites ejus, etc., Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 4: accedit eo, quod, etc., id. Att. 1, 13, 1.—
2. With the idea of tendency, to that end, with that purpose, to this result: hoc autem eo spectabat, ut eam a Philippo corruptam diceret, Cic. Div. 2, 57, 118: haec eo pertinet oratio, ut ipsa virtus se sustentare posse videretur, id. Fam. 6, 1, 12: hoc eo valebat, ut, etc., Nep. Them. 4, 4.—
3. With the idea of degree or extent, to that degree or extent, so far, to such a point: eo scientiae progredi, Quint. 2, 1, 6: postquam res publica eo magnificentiae venerit, gliscere singulos, Tac. A. 2, 33; id. H. 1, 16; id. Agr. 28: eo magnitudinis procedere, Sall. J. 1, 5; 5, 2; 14, 3: ubi jam eo consuetudinis adducta res est, ut, etc., Liv. 25, 8, 11; 28, 27, 12; 32, 18, 8 al.; Just. 3, 5: eo insolentiae processit, Plin. Pan. 16: eo rerum ventum erat, ut, etc., Curt. 5, 12, 3; 7, 1, 35.— With gen., Val. Max. 3, 7, 1 al.; Flor. 1, 24, 2; 2, 18, 12; Suet. Caes. 77; Plin. Pan. 16, 5; Sen. Q. N. 4 praef. § 9: eo rem jam adducam, ut nihil divinationis opus sit, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96: res eo est deducta, ut, etc., id. Att. 2, 18, 2; Hor. C. 2, 1, 226; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18.—
C. Of time, up to the time, until, so long, usually with usque, and followed by dum, donec: usque eo premere capita, dum illae captum amitterent, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 124; Liv. 23, 19, 14; Tac. A. 4, 18: eo usque flagitatus est, donec ad exitium dederetur, id. ib. 1, 32; Quint. 11, 3, 53: eo usque vivere, donec, etc., Liv. 40, 8; cf. Col. 4, 24, 20; 4, 30, 4.—Rarely by quamdiu: eo usque, quamdiu ad fines barbaricos veniretur, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 45.

Origins

Declined from is. Sometimes it stands as if for eō tempore/locō ("in that time/place"), sometimes as if for eō modō ("that way"). Compare eā.

Quick answers

What does eō mean in Latin?
eō, a verb, means “to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.); to advance, to proceed, to progress; to go forth, to move forward, to move onward”.
What are the principal parts of eō?
eō, īre, iī, itum (irregular conjugation, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce eō?
In classical Latin, [ˈe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.o].
Where does eō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti → Proto-Italic *ejō → Proto-Italic *eō → Latin eō.