verbfirst conjugation
gestō
gestō (present infinitive gestāre, perfect active gestāvī, supine gestātum)
Classical[ˈɡɛs.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛs.to]
Meaning
- to bear, carry
- to have, hold, wield
- to ride, sail, drive, especially for pleasure
- to wage, as in war
- to wear (as shoes)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
portō, ferōgestō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ferre · Portare · Bajulare · Gerere
1. Ferre means, like φέρειν, to carry any thing portable from one place to another; portare and bajulare, like βαστάζειν, to carry a load; portare (from πορίζειν), for one’s self, or for others; bajulare, as a porter. In Cæs. B. G. i. 16. Ædui frumentum . . . . conferri, comportari, adesse dicere; conferre refers to the delivery and the contribution from several subjects to the authorities of the place; comportare, the delivery of these contributions by the authorities of the place to Cæsar. 2. Ferre, portare, and bajulare, express only an exterior relation, that of the carrier to his load, whereas gerere (ἀγείρειν) gestare, like φόρειν, an interior relation, that of the possessor to his property. As, then, bellum ferre means only either inferre bellum or tolerare, so bellum gerere has a synonymous meaning with habere, and is applicable only to the whole people, or to their sovereign, who resolved upon the war, and is in a state of war; but not to the army fighting, nor to the commander who is commissioned to conduct the war. Bellum geret populus Romanus, administrat consul, capessit miles. (i. 150.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gestō | gestābam | gestābō | gestāvī | gestāveram | gestāverō gestārō |
| 2nd sg. | gestās | gestābās | gestābis | gestāvistī gestāstī | gestāverās gestārās | gestāveris |
| 3rd sg. | gestat | gestābat | gestābit | gestāvit | gestāverat gestārat | gestāverit gestārit |
| 1st pl. | gestāmus | gestābāmus | gestābimus | gestāvimus | gestāverāmus | gestāverimus gestārimus |
| 2nd pl. | gestātis | gestābātis | gestābitis | gestāvistis gestāstis | gestāverātis gestārātis | gestāveritis gestāritis |
| 3rd pl. | gestant | gestābant | gestābunt | gestāvērunt gestāvēre, gestārunt | gestāverant gestārant | gestāverint gestārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gestem | gestārem | gestāverim gestārim | gestāvissem gestāssem |
| 2nd sg. | gestēs | gestārēs | gestāverīs | gestāvissēs gestāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | gestet | gestāret | gestāverit gestārit | gestāvisset gestāsset |
| 1st pl. | gestēmus | gestārēmus | gestāverīmus gestārīmus | gestāvissēmus gestāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | gestētis | gestārētis | gestāverītis gestārītis | gestāvissētis gestāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | gestent | gestārent | gestāverint gestārint | gestāvissent gestāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gestor | gestābar | gestābor |
| 2nd sg. | gestāris gestāre | gestābāris gestābāre | gestāberis gestābere |
| 3rd sg. | gestātur | gestābātur | gestābitur |
| 1st pl. | gestāmur | gestābāmur | gestābimur |
| 2nd pl. | gestāminī | gestābāminī | gestābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | gestantur | gestābantur | gestābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gester | gestārer |
| 2nd sg. | gestēris gestēre | gestārēris gestārēre |
| 3rd sg. | gestētur | gestārētur |
| 1st pl. | gestēmur | gestārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | gestēminī | gestārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | gestentur | gestārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | gestā | gestāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | gestāte | gestāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | gestātō | gestātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | gestātō | gestātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | gestātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | gestantō | gestantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | gestāre | gestārī |
| perfect infinitive | gestāvisse gestāsse | gestātum esse |
| future infinitive | gestātūrum esse | gestātum īrī |
| present participle | gestāns gestante, gestantem, gestantēs, gestantī, gestantia, gestantibus, gestantis, gestantīs, gestantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | gestātus gestāta, gestātā, gestātae, gestātam, gestātārum, gestātās, gestātī, gestātōrum, gestātōs |
| future participle | gestātūrus gestātūra, gestātūrā, gestātūrae, gestātūram, gestātūrārum, gestātūrās, gestātūre, gestātūrī, gestātūrīs, gestātūrō, gestātūrōrum, gestātūrōs, gestātūrum | gestandus gestanda, gestandā, gestandae, gestandam, gestandārum, gestandās, gestande, gestandīs, gestandōrum, gestandōs |
gerundgestandī, gestandō, gestandumsupinegestātum, gestātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in manibus aliquem gestare
- to carry in one's arms.
- aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)
- to love and make a bosom friend of a person.
gesto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. and n. gero.
I. Act., to bear, to carry, to have; to wear, wield (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose; for fero, porto, gero, habeo).
A. Lit.:
quae olim parva gestavit crepundia, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 36: quae nisi fecissem, frustra Telamone creatus Gestasset laeva taurorum tergora septem (i. e. scutum), Ov. M. 13, 347: clavos trabales et cuneos manu ahena (Necessitas), Hor. C. 1, 35, 19: gemmam digito, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 158: coronam lauream capite, Suet. Tib. 69; cf. Ov. M. 2, 366: ferrum et scopulos gestare in corde, id. ib. 7, 33: non obtunsa adeo gestamus pectora, Verg. A. 1, 567; cf.: neque jam livida gestat armis Brachia, Hor. C. 1, 8, 10: mercem sine fucis, id. S. 1, 2, 83: quem ego puerum tantillum in manibus gestavi meis, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 24: post cervicibus fractis caput abscidit, idque affixum gestari jussit in pilo, * Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5; cf. Vell. 2, 27, 3: agnam lecticā, Hor. S. 2, 3, 214: dorso, sicut jumenta, onera gestare, Curt. 4, 2; cf.: arma umeris, Liv. 27, 48, 16: in umeris, Vulg. Isa. 46, 7: suum in pectore testem, Juv. 13, 198: cur in hoc digito gestaretur annulus, Macr. Sat. 7, 13, 11: lorum in collo pro bullae decore, id. ib. 1, 6, 13.—Absol.: (elephantos) decem annis gestare in utero vulgus existimat, to go with young, Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 28: ex urbe atque Italia irritamenta gulae gestabantur, Tac. H. 2, 62; cf. Sen. Q. N. 5 fin.—2. In partic., gestari, to be carried about (in a litter, carriage, boat, etc.), to take the air, to ride, drive, sail, etc., for pleasure:
nunc exerceamur, nunc gestemur, nunc prandeamus, Sen. Ep. 122 med.; cf. Mart. 12, 17, 3: gestatus bijugis Regulus esset equis, id. 1, 13, 8: porticus in qua gestetur dominus, Juv. 7, 179: equus gestandi gratia commodatum, for the sake of a ride, Gai. Inst. 3, 196; cf. in the foll. II.—B. Trop.:
hicine non gestandus in sinu est? i. e. to be dearly loved, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 75: tu quidem Meum animum gestas: scis, quid acturus siem, know my wish, Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 11; cf.: rex te ergo in oculis ... gestare, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 11.—2. In partic., to carry about, to report, blab, tell:
homines qui gestant quique auscultant crimina, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 12: pessimum genus hominum videbatur, qui verba gestarent: sunt qui vitia gestant, Sen. Ep. 123.—II. Neutr., like veho, in the signif. of I. A. 2., to be carried out, to ride, drive, sail, etc., to take the air (very rare):
simul gestanti, conspecto delatore ejus, Vis, inquit, etc., Suet. Dom. 11: ne ad gestandum quidem umquam aliter iter ingressus, quam ut, etc., id. Galb. 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gestō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
gero, to bear, carry, have, wear, wield : alqm puerum in manibus, T.: spicula manu, V.: laevā taurorum tergora (i. e. scutum), O.: electra nuribus gestanda Latinis, O.: Non obtunsa pectora, V.: mercem sine fucis, H.: caput adfixum gestari iussit in pilo: porticus in quā gestetur dominus, to air himself , Iu.—Fig.: gestandus in sinu, i. e. to be dearly loved , T.: te in oculis, to cherish , T.— To carry, furnish, present : cibos pugnantibus, Ta.
Origins
Frequentative of gerō (“carry, bear”).
Descendants
- Catalangestar
- Italiangestare
- Portuguesegestar
- Spanishgestar