verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
gravēscō
gravēscō (present infinitive gravēscere)
Classical[ɡraˈweːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈvɛs.ko]
Meaning
- intransitiveto become burdened, heavy
- intransitiveto become pregnant
- intransitiveto get worse
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gravēscō | gravēscēbam | gravēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | gravēscis | gravēscēbās | gravēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | gravēscit | gravēscēbat | gravēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | gravēscimus | gravēscēbāmus | gravēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | gravēscitis | gravēscēbātis | gravēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | gravēscunt | gravēscēbant | gravēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | gravēscam | gravēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | gravēscās | gravēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | gravēscat | gravēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | gravēscāmus | gravēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | gravēscātis | gravēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | gravēscant | gravēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | gravēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | gravēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | gravēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | gravēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | gravēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | gravēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | gravēscere | — |
| present participle | gravēscēns | — |
gerundgravēscendī, gravēscendō, gravēscendum
grăvesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [gravis], to become burdened or heavy (poet. and in postAug. prose).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
fetu nemus omne gravescit, i. e. becomes loaded, filled, Verg. G. 2, 429.—B. In partic., to become pregnant:
cameli lac habent, donec iterum gravescant, Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 236.—II. Trop., to become grievous or bad, to grow worse:
aerumna gravescit, Lucr. 4, 1069: impetus, id. 6, 337: haec in morte, id. 3, 1022: valetudo Augusti, Tac. A. 1, 5: publica mala in dies, id. ib. 14, 51.— B. To be cumbered, embarrassed, Ambros. de Virg. 1, 6, 25:
peccato gravescit oratio, id. in Psa. 118, Serm. 22, § 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gravēscō —, —, ere, inch.
gravis, to become burdened, grow heavy : fetu nemus gravescit, V.— Fig., to grow worse : valetudo Augusti, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
- Proto-Italic*gʷraus
- Latingravēscō
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin gravēscō From gravis (“heavy”) + -ēscō.