verbthird conjugation
obvertō
obvertō (present infinitive obvertere, perfect active obvertī, supine obversum)
Meaning
- to turn to/towards
Obvertunt pelago proras
They turn their prows to the sea29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 6.3 - to turn against
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvertō | obvertēbam | obvertam | obvertī | obverteram | obverterō |
| 2nd sg. | obvertis | obvertēbās | obvertēs | obvertistī | obverterās | obverteris |
| 3rd sg. | obvertit | obvertēbat | obvertet | obvertit | obverterat | obverterit |
| 1st pl. | obvertimus | obvertēbāmus | obvertēmus | obvertimus | obverterāmus | obverterimus |
| 2nd pl. | obvertitis | obvertēbātis | obvertētis | obvertistis | obverterātis | obverteritis |
| 3rd pl. | obvertunt | obvertēbant | obvertent | obvertērunt obvertēre | obverterant | obverterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvertam | obverterem | obverterim | obvertissem |
| 2nd sg. | obvertās | obverterēs | obverterīs | obvertissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obvertat | obverteret | obverterit | obvertisset |
| 1st pl. | obvertāmus | obverterēmus | obverterīmus | obvertissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obvertātis | obverterētis | obverterītis | obvertissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obvertant | obverterent | obverterint | obvertissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvertor | obvertēbar | obvertar |
| 2nd sg. | obverteris obvertere | obvertēbāris obvertēbāre | obvertēris obvertēre |
| 3rd sg. | obvertitur | obvertēbātur | obvertētur |
| 1st pl. | obvertimur | obvertēbāmur | obvertēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obvertiminī | obvertēbāminī | obvertēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obvertuntur | obvertēbantur | obvertentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvertar | obverterer |
| 2nd sg. | obvertāris obvertāre | obverterēris obverterēre |
| 3rd sg. | obvertātur | obverterētur |
| 1st pl. | obvertāmur | obverterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obvertāminī | obverterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obvertantur | obverterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obverte | obvertere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obvertite | obvertiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obvertitō | obvertitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obvertitō | obvertitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obvertitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obvertuntō | obvertuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obvertere | obvertī |
| perfect infinitive | obvertisse | obversum esse |
| future infinitive | obversūrum esse | obversum īrī |
| present participle | obvertēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obversus obversa, obversā, obversae, obversam, obversārum, obversās, obverse, obversī, obversīs, obversō, obversōrum, obversōs |
| future participle | obversūrus obversūra, obversūrā, obversūrae, obversūram, obversūrārum, obversūrās, obversūre, obversūrī, obversūrīs, obversūrō, obversūrōrum, obversūrōs, obversūrum | obvertendus obvertundus, obvertenda, obvertendā, obvertendae, obvertendam, obvertendārum, obvertendās, obvertende, obvertendīs, obvertendōrum, obvertendōs |
gerundobvertendī, obvertendō, obvertendumsupineobversum, obversū
ob-verto, ti, sum, 3, v. a.
I. To turn towards or against, to direct towards any thing (not in Cic. or Cæs.): cujus ob os Graii ora obvertebant sua, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 39; also ap. Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2:
mihi cornua, Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 3: arcūs in aliquem, Ov. M. 12, 605: fenestras in aquilonem, Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 133: pelago proras, Verg. A. 6, 3; without pelago: cornua velatarum obvertimus antennarum, direct, id. ib. 3, 549: obstantes dum vult obvertere remos, to turn against (the water), to play, Ov. M. 3, 676: ordines ad clamorem, Liv. 27, 18.—II. Mid., to turn one's self to or towards, turn to any thing:
obvertor ad undas, Ov. H. 19, 191.—Hence, obversus, a, um, P. a., turned towards or against, directed towards. A. Lit.:
faciemque obversus in agmen utrumque, Ov. M. 12, 467: ad matrem, Tac. A. 4, 54: domicilia (apium) ad orientem, Col. 9, 7, 5; for which: frons (ornithonis) orienti, id. 8, 3, 1: Caucasus quā soli est obversus, Sol. 65.—With simple acc.: obversus orientem, App. M. 2, p. 127; cf.: profligatis obversis, the opponents, enemy, Tac. A. 12, 14.—B. Trop., turned towards, inclined to, engaged in:
ad sanguinem, et caedes, Tac. H. 3, 83: obversi militum studiis, id. ib. 3, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-vertō tī, sus, ere,
to turn towards, turn against, direct towards: cuius ob os ora sua: Cornua obvertimus antemnarum, direct, V.: remos, ply, O.: ordines, i. e. fall out of line, L.: obversus Contendit telum, facing (him), V.: obvertor ad undas, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin obvertō From ob- + vertō.
Descendants
- Englishobvert
In English words that came into English from obvertō
- obverseobversus