verbthird conjugation
pertendō
pertendō (present infinitive pertendere, perfect active pertendī, supine pertēnsum)
Classical[pɛrˈtɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[perˈtɛn.do]
Meaning
- to persevere or persist
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pertendō | pertendēbam | pertendam | pertendī | pertenderam | pertenderō |
| 2nd sg. | pertendis | pertendēbās | pertendēs | pertendistī | pertenderās | pertenderis |
| 3rd sg. | pertendit | pertendēbat | pertendet | pertendit | pertenderat | pertenderit |
| 1st pl. | pertendimus | pertendēbāmus | pertendēmus | pertendimus | pertenderāmus | pertenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | pertenditis | pertendēbātis | pertendētis | pertendistis | pertenderātis | pertenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | pertendunt | pertendēbant | pertendent | pertendērunt pertendēre | pertenderant | pertenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pertendam | pertenderem | pertenderim | pertendissem |
| 2nd sg. | pertendās | pertenderēs | pertenderīs | pertendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pertendat | pertenderet | pertenderit | pertendisset |
| 1st pl. | pertendāmus | pertenderēmus | pertenderīmus | pertendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pertendātis | pertenderētis | pertenderītis | pertendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pertendant | pertenderent | pertenderint | pertendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pertendor | pertendēbar | pertendar |
| 2nd sg. | pertenderis pertendere | pertendēbāris pertendēbāre | pertendēris pertendēre |
| 3rd sg. | pertenditur | pertendēbātur | pertendētur |
| 1st pl. | pertendimur | pertendēbāmur | pertendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pertendiminī | pertendēbāminī | pertendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pertenduntur | pertendēbantur | pertendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pertendar | pertenderer |
| 2nd sg. | pertendāris pertendāre | pertenderēris pertenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | pertendātur | pertenderētur |
| 1st pl. | pertendāmur | pertenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pertendāminī | pertenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pertendantur | pertenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pertende | pertendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pertendite | pertendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pertenditō | pertenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pertenditō | pertenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pertenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pertenduntō | pertenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pertendere | pertendī |
| perfect infinitive | pertendisse | pertēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | pertēnsūrum esse | pertēnsum īrī |
| present participle | pertendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pertēnsus pertēnsa, pertēnsā, pertēnsae, pertēnsam, pertēnsārum, pertēnsās, pertēnse, pertēnsī, pertēnsīs, pertēnsō, pertēnsōrum, pertēnsōs |
| future participle | pertēnsūrus pertēnsūra, pertēnsūrā, pertēnsūrae, pertēnsūram, pertēnsūrārum, pertēnsūrās, pertēnsūre, pertēnsūrī, pertēnsūrīs, pertēnsūrō, pertēnsūrōrum, pertēnsūrōs, pertēnsūrum | pertendendus pertendundus, pertendenda, pertendendā, pertendendae, pertendendam, pertendendārum, pertendendās, pertendende, pertendendīs, pertendendōrum, pertendendōs |
gerundpertendendī, pertendendō, pertendendumsupinepertēnsum, pertēnsū
per-tendo, di, sum, and tum, 3, v. a., and n.—Prop., to stretch out, extend hence, transf., *
I. Act., to carry out, go on with, perform any thing:
video non licere ut coeperam hoc pertendere, Ter. Heaut. 5, 5, 9.—II. Neutr.
A. Prop., to strive forward, to push on to a place; hence, to go right on, proceed to (not in Cic. or Cæs.; ap. Cic. Balb. 5, 11, the correct reading is perpendemus):
pars maxima Romam pertenderunt, Liv. 5, 8: pertendit ad alteram ripam, Suet. Caes. 32; id. Vit. Plin.; id. Caes. 4.—B. Trop., to keep on, persevere, persist:
verum si incipies, neque pertendes naviter, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 6: a qua re sit pertinacia quom quaeritur, ostenditur esse a pertendendo ... in quo non debet pertendi, etc., Varr. L. L. 5, § 2 Müll.; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 17.—C. To attend, be attentive (late Lat.), Laurent. Hom. 1.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-tendō tendī, —, ere,
to press on, carry out, continue: Verum si incipies, neque pertendes naviter, T.: ut coeperam hoc, T.: pertendens animo, stubborn, Pr.—To push on, proceed: Romam, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin pertendō From per- (“through, along; during”) + tendō (“stretch, strive for”).