verbthird conjugation
pergō
pergō (present infinitive pergere, perfect active perrēxī, supine perrēctum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.ɡo]
№ 821 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- intransitivego on, proceed, hasten, press on
Perge; sequar.
[Venus says to Juno:] “You proceed, [and] I shall follow.”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.114 - transitive[with accusative]
an sit aliquid in nostris consiliis liceatque inter abruptam contumaciam et deforme obsequium pergere iter ambitione ac periculis vacuum.
Translation by Alfred John Church; William Jackson Brodribb so that it is possible to pursue a course between a defiant independence and a debasing servility, free from ambition and its perils.c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 4.20 - transitive[with accusative and infinitive]
Paucorum inde dierum quiete sumpta et uixdum satis percurato uolnere, ad Victumulas oppugnandas ire pergit.
1905 translation by Canon William Masfen Roberts After taking only a few days' rest, before his wound was thoroughly healed Hannibal proceeded to attack Victumviae.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 21.57.9 - transitivewake up, awaken, arouse
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
īre nōn dēsinō; iter pergimus.pergō -ere perrēxī — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
porrō eō, nōn sistōpergō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 12
prōcēdō, porrō agōpergō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 16
keeps on
pergit — in Seneca, ch. XVI
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pergō | pergēbam | pergam | perrēxī | perrēxeram | perrēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | pergis | pergēbās | pergēs | perrēxistī | perrēxerās | perrēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | pergit | pergēbat | perget | perrēxit | perrēxerat | perrēxerit |
| 1st pl. | pergimus | pergēbāmus | pergēmus | perrēximus | perrēxerāmus | perrēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pergitis | pergēbātis | pergētis | perrēxistis | perrēxerātis | perrēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | pergunt | pergēbant | pergent | perrēxērunt perrēxēre | perrēxerant | perrēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pergam | pergerem | perrēxerim | perrēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | pergās | pergerēs | perrēxerīs | perrēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pergat | pergeret | perrēxerit | perrēxisset |
| 1st pl. | pergāmus | pergerēmus | perrēxerīmus | perrēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pergātis | pergerētis | perrēxerītis | perrēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pergant | pergerent | perrēxerint | perrēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pergor | pergēbar | pergar |
| 2nd sg. | pergeris pergere | pergēbāris pergēbāre | pergēris pergēre |
| 3rd sg. | pergitur | pergēbātur | pergētur |
| 1st pl. | pergimur | pergēbāmur | pergēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pergiminī | pergēbāminī | pergēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perguntur | pergēbantur | pergentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pergar | pergerer |
| 2nd sg. | pergāris pergāre | pergerēris pergerēre |
| 3rd sg. | pergātur | pergerētur |
| 1st pl. | pergāmur | pergerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pergāminī | pergerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pergantur | pergerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perge | pergere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pergite | pergiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pergitō | pergitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pergitō | pergitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pergitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perguntō | perguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pergere | pergī |
| perfect infinitive | perrēxisse | perrēctum esse |
| future infinitive | perrēctūrum esse | perrēctum īrī |
| present participle | pergēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perrēctus |
| future participle | perrēctūrus | pergendus pergundus |
gerundpergendī, pergendō, pergendumsupineperrēctum, perrēctū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
pergo, perrexi, perrectum, 3, v. a. and n. per-rego.
I. Act.
A. In gen., to go on, continue, proceed with any thing (esp. a motion), to pursue with energy, prosecute vigorously (v. Mütz. ad Curt. 3, 8, 7; rare, and in Cic. only with an obj.-clause).
(a). With acc.:
pergam, quo coepi, hoc iter, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 119: iter, Sall. J. 79, 5; Auct. B. Afr. 69; Tac. A. 4, 20; 3, 66.—(b). With an obj.-clause:
confestim ad eum ire perreximus, Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 1: perge igitur ordine quattuor mihi istas partes explicare, proceed, id. Part. 8, 28: ad Victumvias oppugnandas ire pergit, Liv. 21, 57, 9: pergit ire sequentibus paucis in hospitium Metelli, id. 22, 53, 9: Hannibal postquam ipsi sententia stetit pergere ire, to go on with his march, id. 21, 30, 1: tenere viam quam instituisti, Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 14, 42: animum exsolvere pergo, Lucr. 1, 932: pergitin' pergere? Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 4; id. Poen. 1, 3, 24.—(g). Impers. pass.:
non potest ad similitudinem pergi rei, quae necdum est, one cannot attain, Macr. Sat. 7, 16, 13.—B. In partic.
1. To wake up, awaken, arouse a person: pergere dicebant expergefacere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 215 Müll.—
2. To proceed with, undertake a thing (post-Aug.): prospere cessura quae pergerent, si, etc., their enterprise would succeed if, etc., Tac. A. 1, 28 dub. (al. ad quae pergerent, al. quo pergerent, v. Orell. ad h. l.).—
II. Neutr., to proceed, i. e. to go or come (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: progredior, proficiscor).
A. Lit.:
horsum pergunt, they are coming this way, Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 36: quis hic est, qui huc pergit? id. Eun. 2, 1, 22: eādem viā pergere, Cic. Div. 1, 54, 123: in Macedoniam ad Planciumque, id. Planc. 41, 98: advorsum hostes, in solitudines, Sall. J. 74, 1: ad regem, id. ib. 71, 4: ad castra, Caes. B. G. 3, 18: obviam alicui, to go to meet, Auct. Her. 4, 51, 64: ad litora, Sil. 7, 171: obsonatum pergam, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 154.— Impers. pass.: ad plebem pergitur, Caecil. ap. Non. 513, 8.—B. Trop., to pass on, proceed to any thing (esp. an action), to go after any thing:
pergamus ad reliqua, Cic. Brut. 43, 158; id. Tusc. 5, 5, 13.—2. In partic., in speaking.
a. To go on, proceed:
pergam atque insequar longius, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 51: perge de Caesare, go on and relate, id. Brut. 74, 258; id. Rosc. Am. 10, 32: si pergis, Liv. 2, 40.—b. Of one who has not yet spoken, to begin and go on, to proceed (poet.):
pergite, Pierides, Verg. E. 6, 13.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin pergō From per- (“through, along; during”) + regō (“govern, rule; guide”).
Descendants
- Italianpergere