verbfirst conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in the passive
perstō
perstō (present infinitive perstāre, perfect active perstitī, future active participle perstātūrus)
Classical[ˈpɛr.stoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.sto]
Meaning
- impersonalto continue standing
- impersonalto remain steadfast
- impersonalto continue, persevere or persist
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 1 future no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perstō | perstābam | perstābō | perstitī | perstiteram | perstiterō |
| 2nd sg. | perstās | perstābās | perstābis | perstitistī | perstiterās | perstiteris |
| 3rd sg. | perstat | perstābat | perstābit | perstitit | perstiterat | perstiterit |
| 1st pl. | perstāmus | perstābāmus | perstābimus | perstitimus | perstiterāmus | perstiterimus |
| 2nd pl. | perstātis | perstābātis | perstābitis | perstitistis | perstiterātis | perstiteritis |
| 3rd pl. | perstant | perstābant | perstābunt | perstitērunt perstitēre | perstiterant | perstiterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perstem | perstārem | perstiterim | perstitissem |
| 2nd sg. | perstēs | perstārēs | perstiterīs | perstitissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perstet | perstāret | perstiterit | perstitisset |
| 1st pl. | perstēmus | perstārēmus | perstiterīmus | perstitissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perstētis | perstārētis | perstiterītis | perstitissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perstent | perstārent | perstiterint | perstitissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perstātur | perstābātur | perstābitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perstētur | perstārētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perstā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perstāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perstātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perstātō | perstātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perstātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perstantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perstāre | perstārī |
| perfect infinitive | perstitisse | — |
| future infinitive | perstātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | perstāns | — |
| future participle | perstātūrus perstātūra, perstātūrā, perstātūrae, perstātūram, perstātūrārum, perstātūrās, perstātūre, perstātūrī, perstātūrīs, perstātūrō, perstātūrōrum, perstātūrōs, perstātūrum | perstandum perstanda, perstandā, perstandae, perstandam, perstandārum, perstandās, perstande, perstandīs, perstandōrum, perstandōs, perstandus |
gerundperstandī, perstandō, perstandum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in incepto or conatu perstare
- to persevere in one's resolve.
- in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstare
- to abide by, persist in one's opinion.
per-sto, stĭti, stātum (
I. fut. part. perstaturus, Liv. 8, 34, 4), 1, v. n., to stand firmly, continue standing.
I. Lit. (rare):
frenatis equis equites diem totum perstabant, Liv. 44, 33 fin.: exercitus a mane usque ad horam X. diei perstiterunt, Auct. B Afr. 61 in limine, Tib. 1, 5, 71.—B. Transf., to remain steadfast or constant, to last, endure: nihil est toto quod perstet in orbe: cuncta fluunt, Ov. M. 15, 177; id. H. 18, 206:
laurea flaminibus, quae toto perstitit anno, Tollitur, id. F. 3, 137: rabies, Luc. 5, 210.—II. Trop., to stand fast or firm, to hold out, continue, persevere, persist in any thing (class.; syn.: persevero, permaneo); usually constr. with in and abl.:
negant posse, et in eo perstant, Cic. Off. 3, 9, 39: in pravitate, id. Ac. 2, 8, 26: in impudentiā, id. Rosc. Com. 9, 26: in sententiā, id. ib. 18, 56; Caes. B. G. 7, 26; Liv. 37, 52, 10: in incepto, id. 8, 33, 6 Drak. N. cr.; 8, 34, 4; 10, 13, 10: in pertinaci simulatione inopiae, id. 38, 14, 13: in bello, Just. 14, 3, 5: in iisdem dictis, Val. Fl. 4, 143.—Impers. pass.: ut in decreto perstaretur, Liv. Epit. 49: si perstaretur in bello, Tac. A. 13, 37: optimates in Romanā societate perstandum censebant, Liv. 37, 9.— (b). Absol.:
nunc quoque mens eadem perstat mihi, Verg. A. 5, 812: talia perstabat memorans, id. ib. 2, 650: persta atque obdura, Hor. S. 2, 5, 39: perstitit Narcissus, persisted in his determination, Tac. A. 11, 29.—(g). With inf.:
aut pertinacissimus fueris, si perstiteris ad corpus ea, quae dixi, referre, Cic. Fin. 2, 33, 107 Madv. ad loc. 3 (B. and K.; al. perstiteris in eo): persto condere semen humo, Ov. P. 1, 5, 34: perstas non cedere terris, Val. Fl. 7, 58; Tac. A. 4, 38, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-stō stitī, statūrus, āre,
to stand firmly, continue standing, remain unmoved: diem totum, L.: in limine, Tb.: (Symplegades) inmotae perstant, O.—To remain unchanged, last, endure, abide: nihil est toto quod perstet in orbe, O.: toto anno, O.: perstet hiemps, O.—Fig., to stand fast, be firm, hold out, continue, persevere, persist: mens eadem perstat mihi, V.: Persta atque obdura, H.: si perstas indeclinatus amico, adherest fixedly, O.: negant posse, et in eo perstat: in impudentiā: in incepto, L.: in Romanā societate perstandum, L.: ad corpus ea referre: condere semen humo, O.
Origins
Proto-Italic *(s)tāō Latin stō Latin perstō From per- + stō.