verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
praegestiō
praegestiō (present infinitive praegestīre)
Classical[prae̯ˈɡɛs.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈd͡ʒɛs.ti.o]
Meaning
- to be very eager (to); to desire, long greatly (to)
nulla viri speret sermones esse fideles; quis dum aliquid cupiens animus praegestit apisci, nil metuunt iurare, nihil promittere parcunt
Let no one believe a man's speeches to be trustworthy; they, while their mind desires something and longs greatly to gain it, do not fear to swear anything and do not refrain from promising anythingc. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 64.144–146Praegestit animus iam videre primum lautos iuvenes mulieris beatae ac nobilis familiares
1958 translation by R. Gardner My mind is athrill at the idea of seeing, in the first place, these young dandies, intimate friends of a rich and high-born lady (literally, “The mind desires greatly to now firstly see the fashionable young men that are intimate with the beautiful and noble woman”)56 BCE, Cicero, Pro Caelio 67
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praegestiō | praegestiēbam | praegestiam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praegestīs | praegestiēbās | praegestiēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praegestit | praegestiēbat | praegestiet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praegestīmus | praegestiēbāmus | praegestiēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praegestītis | praegestiēbātis | praegestiētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praegestiunt | praegestiēbant | praegestient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praegestiam | praegestīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | praegestiās | praegestīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | praegestiat | praegestīret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | praegestiāmus | praegestīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | praegestiātis | praegestīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | praegestiant | praegestīrent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praegestī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praegestīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praegestītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praegestītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praegestītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praegestiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praegestīre | — |
| present participle | praegestiēns | — |
gerundpraegestiendī, praegestiendō, praegestiendum
prae-gestio, īre, v. n.,
I. to desire greatly, to delight (rare but class.):
videre, Cic. Cael. 28, 67: apisci, Cat. 64, 145: ludere, Hor. C. 2, 5, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-gestiō —, —, īre,
to desire greatly, delight: videre: Ludere, H.: apisci, Ct.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraegestiō
Latin gestiō Latin praegestiō From prae- + gestiō.