verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
ingravēscō
ingravēscō (present infinitive ingravēscere)
Meaning
- to become heavy (or heavier)
- to become burdensome
- to become worse
- to worsen
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ingravēscō | ingravēscēbam | ingravēscam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ingravēscis | ingravēscēbās | ingravēscēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ingravēscit | ingravēscēbat | ingravēscet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ingravēscimus | ingravēscēbāmus | ingravēscēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ingravēscitis | ingravēscēbātis | ingravēscētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ingravēscunt | ingravēscēbant | ingravēscent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ingravēscam | ingravēscerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ingravēscās | ingravēscerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ingravēscat | ingravēsceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ingravēscāmus | ingravēscerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ingravēscātis | ingravēscerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ingravēscant | ingravēscerent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ingravēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ingravēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ingravēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ingravēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ingravēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ingravēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ingravēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | ingravēscisse | — |
| present participle | ingravēscēns | — |
gerundingravēscendī, ingravēscendō, ingravēscendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- morbus ingravescit
- the disease gets worse.
- aetate ingravescente
- with the weight, weakness of declining years.
- annona ingravescit, crescit
- the price of corn is going up.
in-grăvesco, 3 (in tmesi:
I.
inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250), v. inch. n., to grow heavy, become heavier. I. Lit.:
corpora exercitationum defatigatione ingravescunt, Cic. de Sen. 11, 36: sal vix incredibili pondere ingravescit, Plin. 31, 7, 39, § 79. — Poet., to become pregnant: suscipiunt aliae pondus magis inque gravescunt, Lucr. 4, 1250.—II. Transf., to increase; grow worse, to become burdensome:
ingravescens morbus, Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16: ingravescens aetas, id. de Sen. 2, 6: corpora exercitationum defetigatione ingravescunt, id. de Sen. 11, 36: hoc studium quotidie ingravescit, grows more serious, id. Fam. 4, 4, 4: alter in dies ingravescit, id. Att. 10, 4, 2: annona, provisions grow dearer, Auct. Or. pro Domo, 5, 11: Verania mox ingravescit, clamat moriens, etc., Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 5: falsis (rumoribus) ingravescebat, by false reports he sank deeper and deeper, Tac. H. 3, 54.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-gravēscō —, —, ere, inch.
ingravo, to grow burdensome, be wearied: corpora exercitationum defatigatione ingravescunt.—To increase, be aggravated, grow worse: morbus ingravescens: ingravescens aetas: in dies, becomes oppressive: annona ingravescere consuevit, to grow dearer, Cs.— To grow in importance: hoc studium cottidie ingravescit, becomes more engrossing.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin ingravēscō From ingravō + -ēscō (forms inchoative verbs).