verbfourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive
perveniō
perveniō (present infinitive pervenīre, perfect active pervēnī, supine perventum)
Classical[pɛrˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈvɛː.ni.o]
№ 409 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- impersonalto come, arrive
- impersonalto reach, attain, come to
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ad fīnem veniō; quō tendis, eō pervenīs.perveniō -īre pervēnī — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
to reach
perveniō -īre — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 8
arrives
pervenit — in Seneca, ch. XVI
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perveniō | perveniēbam | perveniam | pervēnī | pervēneram | pervēnerō |
| 2nd sg. | pervenīs | perveniēbās | perveniēs | pervēnistī | pervēnerās | pervēneris |
| 3rd sg. | pervenit | perveniēbat | perveniet | pervēnit | pervēnerat | pervēnerit |
| 1st pl. | pervenīmus | perveniēbāmus | perveniēmus | pervēnimus | pervēnerāmus | pervēnerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pervenītis | perveniēbātis | perveniētis | pervēnistis | pervēnerātis | pervēneritis |
| 3rd pl. | perveniunt | perveniēbant | pervenient | pervēnērunt pervēnēre | pervēnerant | pervēnerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perveniam | pervenīrem | pervēnerim | pervēnissem |
| 2nd sg. | perveniās | pervenīrēs | pervēnerīs | pervēnissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perveniat | pervenīret | pervēnerit | pervēnisset |
| 1st pl. | perveniāmus | pervenīrēmus | pervēnerīmus | pervēnissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perveniātis | pervenīrētis | pervēnerītis | pervēnissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perveniant | pervenīrent | pervēnerint | pervēnissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | pervenītur | perveniēbātur | perveniētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | perveniātur | pervenīrētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pervenī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pervenīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pervenītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pervenītō | pervenītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pervenītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perveniuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pervenīre | pervenīrī |
| perfect infinitive | pervēnisse | perventum esse |
| future infinitive | perventūrum esse | perventum īrī |
| present participle | perveniēns perveniente, pervenientem, pervenientēs, pervenientī, pervenientia, pervenientibus, pervenientis, pervenientīs, pervenientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | perventum |
| future participle | perventūrus perventūra, perventūrā, perventūrae, perventūram, perventūrārum, perventūrās, perventūre, perventūrī, perventūrīs, perventūrō, perventūrōrum, perventūrōs, perventūrum | perveniendum perveniundum, pervenienda, perveniendā, perveniendae, perveniendam, perveniendārum, perveniendās, perveniende, perveniendīs, perveniendōrum, perveniendōs, perveniendus |
gerundperveniendī, perveniendō, perveniendumsupineperventum, perventū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- Romam venire, pervenire
- to come to Rome.
- ad extrema perventum est
- affairs are desperate; we are reduced to extremeties.
- ad id quod voluit pervenit
- he attained his object.
- in timorem venire, pervenire
- to become frightened.
- ad summam senectutem pervenire
- to live to a very great age.
- ad summam auctoritatem pervenire
- to attain to the highest eminence.
- in alicuius manus venire, pervenire
- to come into some one's hands.
- ad perfectionem, (ad summum) pervenire
- to attain perfection.
4 more phrases
- ad aures alicuius (not alicui) pervenire, accidere
- to come to some one's ears.
- ad denarios L in singulos modios annona pervenerat
- corn had gone up to 50 denarii the bushel.
- ad summos honores pervenire (cf. also sect. V. 17)
- to attain to the highest offices.
- ad (summam) desperationem pervenire, adduci (B. C. 2. 42)
- to be plunged into the depths of despair.
per-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 (old
I. fut. pervenibunt, Pompon. ap. Non. 508, 6; pres. subj. pervenat, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 12; inf. pres. pass. pervenirier, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 35), v. n., to come to, arrive at, reach a place.
I. Lit.:
quotumo die Sicuone huc pervenisti, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 78: Germani in fines Eburonum pervenerunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 6: ad portam, Cic. Pis. 25, 61: in summum montis, Ov. M. 13, 909: in portum, Quint. 2, 17, 24.—II. Transf., of things, to reach, become known to, come to, fall to, etc.:
si ad erum haec res pervenerit, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 50: si lupinum ad siliquas non pervenit, does not come to pods, does not form pods, Varr. R. R. 1, 23: duodecim secures in praedonum potestatem pervenerunt, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32: ut omnis hereditas ad filiam perveniret, id. Fin. 2, 17, 55: serrula ad Stratonem pervenit, id. Clu. 64, 180: annona ad denarios L in singulos modios pervenerat, had risen to, Caes. B. C. 1, 52: pervenit res ad istius aures, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64; for which poet. with simple acc.: verba aures non pervenientia nostras, Ov. M. 3, 462.—Impers. pass.: postquam est in thalami tecta Perventum, Verg. G. 4, 375; id. A. 2, 634.— III. Trop., to come to, arrive at; to reach, attain to any thing: sine me pervenire, quo volo (in my story), Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 44:
calamitas colonum ad fructus pervenire non patitur, Varr. R. R. 1, 4: in maximam invidiam, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 45: in senatum, to get into the Senate, i. e. to become a senator, id. Fl. 18, 43: ad primos comoedos, to become a first-rate comedian, id. Rosc. Com. 11, 30: si in tua scripta pervenero, to be mentioned in your writings, id. Fam. 5, 12, 7: ad id, quod cupiebat, id. Off. 1, 31, 113 (dub.; al. venire): ad magnam partem laudis, Caes. B. C. 1, 26: deditio, ex quā ad Jugurtham scelerum impunitas, in rem publicam damna atque dedecora pervenerint, Sall. J. 31, 19: in odium alicujus, Nep. Lys. 1, 3: in amicitiam alicujus, id. Alc. 5, 3: ex tot procellis civilibus ad incolumitatem, id. Att. 10, 6: ad desperationem, Caes. B. C. 2, 42: in magnum timorem. ne, etc., id. ib. 1, 61: ad septuagesimum regni annum pervenit, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; Nep. Phoc. 2, 1.—Pass. impers.: pervenirier Eo quo nos volumus, attain our object, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 35: quin erat dicturus, ad quem propter diei brevitatem perventum non est, his turn was not reached, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9: ad manus pervenitur, id. Sest. 36, 77.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre,
to come up, arrive: nisi Hispanorum cohors pervenisset, L.: in fines Eburonum, Cs.: ad portam: in summum montis, O.—To reach, come, fall: duodecim secures in praedonum potestatem pervenerunt: ut omnis hereditas ad filiam perveniret: annona ad denarios L in singulos modios pervenerat, had risen to, Cs.: verba aures non pervenientia nostras, O.: est in thalami tecta Perventum, V.—Fig., to come, arrive, reach, attain: sine me pervenire, quo volo, go through with my story, T.: quoniam ad hunc locum perventum est, at this point, Cs.: in senatum, i. e. become a senator: ad primos comoedos, become a first-rate comedian: si in tua scripta pervenero, be mentioned in your writings: ex quā (deditione) ad rem p. damna pervenerint, S.: cuius in amicitiam, N.: ad desperationem, Cs.: ad septuagesimum (regni annum): vivi pervenimus, ut, etc., we have lived to endure, etc., V.: pervenirier Eo quo nos volumus, attain our object, T.: ad quem perventum non est, whose turn was not reached: ad manūs pervenitur.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin perveniō From per- + veniō (“come”).
Descendants
- Catalanpervenir
- Frenchparvenir
- Italianpervenire
- Asturianpervenir