verbirregular conjugation, suppletive, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, no gerund
intersum
intersum (present infinitive interesse, perfect active interfuī, future active participle interfutūrus)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.sũː]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.sum]
№ 760 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- suppletiveto be or lie between
- suppletiveto be apart
- suppletiveto differ
Dī immortālēs, hominī homō quid praestat! Stultō intellegēns, / quid interest!
Immortal gods, from man to man, how superior is [one to another]! From a fool to a wise [person], what a difference there is!161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Eunuchus 232–233 - suppletiveto be present, attend (+ dative), take part
- impersonalsuppletiveto make a difference; to concern; to matter
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Adesse · Interesse · Præsentem esse
1. Adesse means to be near a person or thing; but interesse, to assist in a transaction, to take a part in it. Cic. Verr. i. 40. Crimina ea, quæ notiora sunt his qui adsunt, quam nobis . . . . De illo nihil dixit, in quo interfuit. 2. Adesse denotes generally the presence in a circle to which we belong; præsentem esse, absolute, audible and visible presence. When an expected guest is within our walls, adest; he who is in the same room with us, præsens est. (v. 337.)
Conjugation future irregular no supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intersum | intereram | intererō | interfuī | interfueram | interfuerō |
| 2nd sg. | interes | intererās | intereris interere | interfuistī | interfuerās | interfueris |
| 3rd sg. | interest | intererat | intererit | interfuit | interfuerat | interfuerit |
| 1st pl. | intersumus | intererāmus | intererimus | interfuimus | interfuerāmus | interfuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | interestis | intererātis | intereritis | interfuistis | interfuerātis | interfueritis |
| 3rd pl. | intersunt | intererant | intererunt | interfuērunt interfuēre | interfuerant | interfuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intersim intersiem, interfuam | interessem interforem | interfuerim | interfuissem |
| 2nd sg. | intersīs intersiēs, interfuās | interessēs interforēs | interfuerīs | interfuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | intersit intersiet, interfuat | interesset interforet | interfuerit | interfuisset |
| 1st pl. | intersīmus intersiēmus, interfuāmus | interessēmus interforēmus | interfuerīmus | interfuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | intersītis intersiētis, interfuātis | interessētis interforētis | interfuerītis | interfuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | intersint intersient, interfuant | interessent interforent | interfuerint | interfuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | interes | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | intereste | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | interestō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | interestō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | interestōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | intersuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | interesse | — |
| perfect infinitive | interfuisse | — |
| future infinitive | interfutūrum esse interfore | — |
| future participle | interfutūrus interfutūra, interfutūrā, interfutūrae, interfutūram, interfutūrārum, interfutūrās, interfutūre, interfutūrī, interfutūrīs, interfutūrō, interfutūrōrum, interfutūrōs, interfutūrum | — |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- scholis interesse
- to attend lectures.
- proelio interesse
- to take part in the engagement.
- rebus divinis interesse (B. G. 6. 13)
- to take part in divine service (of the priest).
- consiliis arcanis interesse (Liv. 35. 18)
- to be present at secret consultations.
inter-sum, fŭi, esse (interfŭtūrus, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35;
I.
in tmesi: interque esse desiderat pugnis, Arn. 7, 255), v. n., to be between, lie between (class.; syn. interjaceo). I. In gen.
A. Of space:
quas (segetes) inter et castra unus omnino collis intererat, Caes. B. G. 6, 35: ut Tiberis inter eos et pons interesset, Cic. Cat. 3, 2: via interest perangusta, Liv. 22, 4: morari victoriam rati, quod interesset amnis, id. 21, 5: quod interest spatii, Plin. 6, 9, 10, § 28.— B. Of time:
cujus inter primum et sextum consulatum sex et quadraginta anni interfuerunt, elapsed, Cic. de Sen. 17, 60: inter Laviniam et Albam Longam coloniam deductam triginta ferme interfuere anni, Liv. 1, 3; Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 8.—II. Transf.
A. To be apart; with abl. of distance (syn. disto):
clathros interesse oportet pede, Cato, R. R. 4.—B. To be different, to differ:
ut inter eos, ne minimum quidem intersit, there is not the slightest difference, Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52: inter hominem et beluam hoc maxime interest, quod, men differ chiefly from brutes in this, that, etc., id. Off. 1, 4, 11: vide, quantum interfuturum sit inter meam atque tuam accusationem, how great a difference there will be, id. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35: in his rebus nihil omnino interest, there is no difference whatever, id. Ac. 2; 15, 47: hoc pater ac dominus interest, there is this difference, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 51: tantum id interest, veneritne eo itinere ad urbem, an ab urbe in Campaniam redierit, Liv. 26, 11.— With ab (like differo, rare): negant quidquam a falsis interesse, Cic. Ac. 2, 9, 27; cf.: quod intersit aut differat, aliud ab alio, id. Fin. 3, 7, 25: quod ab eo nihil intersit, etc., id. Ac. 2, 26, 83.—With dat.: ut matrona Intererit Satyris paulum pudibunda protervis, Hor. A. P. 232: quid dimidium dimidiato intersit, Gell. 3, 14, 4.—With gen. (in analogy with the Gr. διαφέρειν τινός): quoniam τὸ νεμεσᾶν interest (= διαφέρει) τοῦ φθονεῖν, i. e. anger differs from envy, Cic. Att. 5, 19 fin. — C. To be present at, take part in, attend; constr. absol., with dat. or in and abl.
(a). Absol.:
ac si ipse interfuerit, ac praesens viderit, Cic. Inv. 1, 54, 104: interfuisse me memini, Suet. Dom. 12.— (b). With dat. rei:
consiliis, Cic. Att. 14, 22, 2; 2, 23, 3: crudelitati, id. ib. 9, 6, 7: negotiis, id. Fam. 1, 6: lacrimis patris, Verg. A. 11, 62: ludis, Suet. Tib. 72: caedi, id. Dom. 47: rebus gerendis, Gell. 5, 18, 1: sermoni, id. 11, 7, 1: senatui, Cic. Dom. 11; Suet. Claud. 46: populo Quirini, to be among, live with, Hor. C. 1, 2, 46: rebus divinis, Caes. B. G. 6, 13, 4: proelio, id. ib. 7, 87: bello, Liv. 36, 4: spectaculo, id. 2, 38.— Also, with dat. loci: curiae, Suet. Aug. 38: contubernio patris, Aur. Vict. Caes. 27, 1.—Also, with dat. pers.: sacrificanti interfuit, attended him, Suet. Oth. 6.— (g). With in and abl.:
in convivio, Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 39: in testamento faciendo, id. Clu. 59, 162: voluerunt eos in suis rebus ipsos interesse, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 6, § 14: quibus in rebus, Auct. Her. 1, 9.— Also used of time, to live in: quisquis illis temporibus interfuit, Vell. 2, 114, 2: cui tempori Saturninus interfuit, Sulp. Sev. Dial. 3, 3; cf.: ea (ratiocinatio) dicitur interfuisse tum, cum aliquid vitasse aut secutus esse animus videbitur, to have taken place, Cic. Inv. 2, 5, 18.—D. To interest, be of interest to one (very rare as pers. verb):
non quo mea interesset natura loci, Cic. Att. 3, 19, 1 (cf. interest, impers. infra). — III. Esp.: intĕrest, impers., it makes a difference, interests, concerns, imports; is of interest, importance; constr. with gen. pers. or meā, tuā, suā, and with a subj. or rel. clause, ut or ne, or with ad:
ea vos rata habeatis, ne magis reipublicae interest, quam mea, Liv. 26, 31, 10: quanto opere reipublicae communisque salutis intersit, manus hostium distineri, Caes. B. G. 2, 5, 2: semper ille, quantum interesset P. Clodii, se perire, cogitabat, Cic. Mil. 21, 56: quid illius interest, ubi sis? id. Att. 10, 4, 10: quis enim est hodie, cujus intersit istam legem manere? id. Phil. 1, 9: hoc vehementer interest rei publicae, id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 1: quod ego et mea et rei publicae interesse arbitror, id. Fam. 2, 19 fin.: multum interest rei familiaris tuae, te quam primum venire, id. Fam. 4, 10, 2: tuā et meā maxime interest, te valere, id. ib. 16, 4: id ignorare eos velis, quorum intersit id scire, id. Off. 3, 13, 57.— With ut or ne: illud meā magni interest, te ut videam, Cic. Att. 11, 22, 2: quod ut facias tuā interesse arbitror, id. Fam. 12, 18, 2: vestrā interest, ne imperatorem pessimi faciant, Tac. H. 1, 30: non tam suā quam reipublicae interesse ut salvus esset, Suet. Caes. 86; so, utriusque nostrum magni interest ut te videam, Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 4 B. and K. (dub.).— With gen. pretii: quod meus familiaris tanti suā interesse arbitraretur, Cic. Fam. 13, 10.—With rel. or interrog.-clause: in omnibus novis conjunctionibus interest, qualis primus aditus sit, Cic. Fam. 13, 10, 4: non tam interest, quo animo scribatur, quam quo accipiatur, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 1: neque multum interest, quod nondum per numeros distributi sunt, Plin. Ep. 10, 30, 2; cf. with utrum ... an: quid interfuit, homo audacissime, utrum hoc decerneres, an, etc., what mattered it? Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141: nihil interest nunc, an violaverim, etc., Liv. 26, 31.— With ad: ad honorem interesse, Cic. Fam. 16, 1, 1: ad decus et ad laudem civitatis, id. N. D. 1, 4, 7: ad laudem nostram, id. ib. 5, 12, 2: ad beate vivendum, id. Fin. 2, 28, 90.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inter-sum fuī, futūrus, esse,
to be between, lie between: quas (segetes) inter et castra unus collis intererat, Cs.: ut Tiberis inter eos et pons interesset: via interest perangusta, L.—To intervene, elapse: inter primum et sextum consulatum sex anni interfuerunt: inter Laviniam et Albam Longam coloniam deductam interfuere, etc., L.—To be different, differ: ut inter eos ne minimum quidem intersit, there is not the slightest difference: inter hominem et beluam hoc maxime interest, quod, etc., differ chiefly in this: in his rebus nihil omnino interest, there is no difference whatever: Hoc pater ac dominus interest, there is this difference, T.: tantum id interest, veneritne an, etc., L.: negant (ea) quidquam a falsis interesse: quod ab eo nihil intersit, etc.: stulto intellegens Quid interest? T.: ut matrona Intererit Satyris paulum, H.—To be present, take part, attend, assist, intervene: audierunt alii, qui interfuerant: Nec deus intersit, nisi, etc., H.: epulis: lacrimis patris, V.: populo Quirini, live with, H.: proelio, Cs.: in convivio: in testamento faciendo.—3d pers. impers., it makes a difference, it interests, it concerns, it is of interest: quasi paulum intersiet, T.: Paulum interesse censes, ex animo facias, an, etc., T.: neque interesse . . . -ne . . . -ne, makes no difference, Cs.: novis coniunctionibus interest, qualis primus aditus sit: Divesne natus Nil interest an pauper, H.: quid interfuit utrum hoc decerneres, an, etc., what mattered it? nihil interest nunc, an violaverim, etc., L.: quantum interesset Clodii, se perire: quid eius intererat?: meā video quid intersit: quod ego et meā et rei p. interesse arbitror: illud meā magni interest, te ut videam: utriusque nostrum magni interest ut te videam: ad honorem interesse: ad beate vivendum; cf. with defin. subj.: non quo meā interest natura loci, is of interest to me.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latinintersum
Latin inter- Latin sum Latin intersum From inter- + sum.
Descendants
- Catalaninterès
- Englishinterest
- Frenchintérêt
- Italianinteresse
- Spanishinterés
- Romanianinteres
- Portugueseinteresse
- Aromanianintires
- Dutchinteresse
- Russianинтерес