verbthird conjugation
peragō
peragō (present infinitive peragere, perfect active perēgī, supine perāctum)
Classical[ˈpɛ.ra.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.ra.ɡo]
Meaning
- transitiveto pierce, transfix
- transitiveto traverse, pass through
- transitiveto harass, disturb, annoy
- transitiveto execute, finish, accomplish, complete
Vixi, et quem dederat cursum Fortuna, peregi
I have lived, and the course Fortune has given, I have completed29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 9.653 - transitiveto kill, slay
- transitiveto exhaust, use up
- intransitiveto pass one's life
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad fīnem dūcōperagō -ere, perāctum — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 4
carry through, complete
peragō -ere, -āctus — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | peragō | peragēbam | peragam | perēgī | perēgeram | perēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | peragis | peragēbās | peragēs | perēgistī | perēgerās | perēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | peragit | peragēbat | peraget | perēgit | perēgerat | perēgerit |
| 1st pl. | peragimus | peragēbāmus | peragēmus | perēgimus | perēgerāmus | perēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | peragitis | peragēbātis | peragētis | perēgistis | perēgerātis | perēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | peragunt | peragēbant | peragent | perēgērunt perēgēre | perēgerant | perēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | peragam | peragerem | perēgerim | perēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | peragās | peragerēs | perēgerīs | perēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | peragat | perageret | perēgerit | perēgisset |
| 1st pl. | peragāmus | peragerēmus | perēgerīmus | perēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | peragātis | peragerētis | perēgerītis | perēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | peragant | peragerent | perēgerint | perēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | peragor | peragēbar | peragar |
| 2nd sg. | perageris peragere | peragēbāris peragēbāre | peragēris peragēre |
| 3rd sg. | peragitur | peragēbātur | peragētur |
| 1st pl. | peragimur | peragēbāmur | peragēmur |
| 2nd pl. | peragiminī | peragēbāminī | peragēminī |
| 3rd pl. | peraguntur | peragēbantur | peragentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | peragar | peragerer |
| 2nd sg. | peragāris peragāre | peragerēris peragerēre |
| 3rd sg. | peragātur | peragerētur |
| 1st pl. | peragāmur | peragerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | peragāminī | peragerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | peragantur | peragerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perage | peragere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | peragite | peragiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | peragitō | peragitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | peragitō | peragitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | peragitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | peraguntō | peraguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | peragere | peragī |
| perfect infinitive | perēgisse | perāctum esse |
| future infinitive | perāctūrum esse | perāctum īrī |
| present participle | peragēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perāctus perācta, perāctā, perāctae, perāctam, perāctārum, perāctās, perācte, perāctī, perāctīs, perāctō, perāctōrum, perāctōs |
| future participle | perāctūrus perāctūra, perāctūrā, perāctūrae, perāctūram, perāctūrārum, perāctūrās, perāctūre, perāctūrī, perāctūrīs, perāctūrō, perāctūrōrum, perāctūrōs, perāctūrum | peragendus peragundus, peragenda, peragendā, peragendae, peragendam, peragendārum, peragendās, peragende, peragendīs, peragendōrum, peragendōs, peragunda, peragundā, peragundae, peragundam, peragundārum, peragundās, peragunde, peragundī, peragundīs, peragundō, peragundōrum, peragundōs, peragundum |
gerundperagendī, peragendō, peragendumsupineperāctum, perāctū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- propositum assequi, peragere
- to carry out one's plan.
- anno peracto, circumacto, interiecto, intermisso
- after a year has elapsed.
pĕr-ăgo, ēgi, actum (
I. inf. paragier, Cato, Orig. 7, p. 1), 3, v. a.
I. To thrust through, pierce through, transfix (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
Theseus latus ense peregit, transpierced, Ov. H. 4, 119: aliquem ardenti quercu, Val. Fl. 1, 146; cf.: externa peragi dextrā, Sil. 11, 364.—Hence, transf., to kill, slay, Mart. 5, 37, 16.—II. To drive about, harass, disturb, disquiet, agitate, annoy a person or thing (very rare):
pecora peragens asilus, Sen. Ep. 58, 2: totum Sempronium usque eo perago, ut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 1.— III. To carry through, go through with, execute, finish, accomplish, complete, etc.
A. In gen. (class.;
syn.: exsequor, conficio, patro): multum egerunt, qui ante nos fuerunt, sed non peregerunt, Sen. Ep. 64, 8: carmen tubā solā peregit, Enn. ap. Lact. ad Stat. Th. 11, 56 (Ann. v. 508 Vahl.): fabulam, Cic. Sen. 19, 70; cf. id. ib. 18, 64 (and v. peractio): comitia, id. N. D. 2, 4, 10: concilium, Caes. B. G. 6, 4: partes suas, Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 5: conata, Juv. 13. 210: inceptum, Verg. A. 4, 452: cursum, id. ib. 4, 653; cf.: coeptum iter, Ov. F. 1, 188: dona, to finish distributing, Verg. A. 5, 362: mandata, Ov. M. 7, 502: aetatem, vitam, aevum, id. Tr. 4, 8, 13; 41; id. M. 15, 485: facinus, Juv. 6, 640; also, to exhaust: quot viros, Auct. Priap. 34.—Absol., = διάγειν, to pass one's life, Pers. 5, 138.—Pass. impers.: Quis non peractum esse cum Pompeio crederet? that the war with Pompey is ended, Flor. 4, 2, 53.—B. In partic., in jurid. Lat.:
reum, to continue a prosecution till the defendant is condemned, Liv. 4, 42; Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 4; Ov. P. 4, 6, 30; Val. Max. 6, 2, 4: accusationem, to prosecute to the end, Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 6: receptus est reus, neque peractus, ob mortem opportunam, Tac. A. 4, 21.—IV. In gen., to work, or work up any thing.
A. Lit.:
humum, to till, cultivate, Ov. F. 4, 693: cibum, to digest, Plin. 9, 60, 86, § 183. —B. Trop., to go through, go over, to relate, describe, detail, state:
legatus peragit deinde postulata...Haec paucis verbis carminis concipiendique jurisjurandi mutatis peragit, Liv. 1, 32, 6 sq.: verbis auspicia, to mention, id. 1, 18 fin.: res pace belloque gestas, to describe, treat of, id. 2, 1: dum perago tecum pauca, Ov. Am. 2, 2, 2: res tenues, tenui sermone peractas, delivered, Hor. S. 2, 4, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-agō ēgī, āctus, ere,
to thrust through, pierce through, transfix: latus ense, transpierce, O.—To pass through, traverse: freta, O.: cum sol peregit Signa, O.—To disturb, trouble, agitate: Sempronium usque eo, ut, etc.: humum, till persistently, O.—Fig., to go through with, carry out, execute, finish, accomplish, complete: fabulam: concilium, Cs.: conata, Iu.: cursum, V.: iter, H.: dona, finish distributing, V.: aevum, O.: otia, live at ease, O.: facinus, Iu.—To follow to the end: reum, to prosecute to condemnation, L.: causam nullo labore.— To go through, go over, set forth, relate, describe, detail: postulata, L.: verbis auspicia, mention, L.: res pace belloque gestas, treat, L.: res tenuīs, tenui sermone peractas, delivered, H.: Omnia animo mecum, review, V.
Origins
From per- (“through”) + agō (“do, make”).
Descendants
- Englishperact