verbsecond conjugation
prōmereō
prōmereō (present infinitive prōmerēre, perfect active prōmeruī, supine prōmeritum)
Classical[proːˈmɛ.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈmɛː.re.o]
Meaning
- to be deserving of, deserve, merit, earn
- broadlyto acquire, earn, gain, get, win
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōmereō | prōmerēbam | prōmerēbō | prōmeruī | prōmerueram | prōmeruerō |
| 2nd sg. | prōmerēs | prōmerēbās | prōmerēbis | prōmeruistī | prōmeruerās | prōmerueris |
| 3rd sg. | prōmeret | prōmerēbat | prōmerēbit | prōmeruit | prōmeruerat | prōmeruerit |
| 1st pl. | prōmerēmus | prōmerēbāmus | prōmerēbimus | prōmeruimus | prōmeruerāmus | prōmeruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōmerētis | prōmerēbātis | prōmerēbitis | prōmeruistis | prōmeruerātis | prōmerueritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōmerent | prōmerēbant | prōmerēbunt | prōmeruērunt prōmeruēre | prōmeruerant | prōmeruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōmeream | prōmerērem | prōmeruerim | prōmeruissem |
| 2nd sg. | prōmereās | prōmerērēs | prōmeruerīs | prōmeruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōmereat | prōmerēret | prōmeruerit | prōmeruisset |
| 1st pl. | prōmereāmus | prōmerērēmus | prōmeruerīmus | prōmeruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōmereātis | prōmerērētis | prōmeruerītis | prōmeruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōmereant | prōmerērent | prōmeruerint | prōmeruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōmereor | prōmerēbar | prōmerēbor |
| 2nd sg. | prōmerēris prōmerēre | prōmerēbāris prōmerēbāre | prōmerēberis prōmerēbere |
| 3rd sg. | prōmerētur | prōmerēbātur | prōmerēbitur |
| 1st pl. | prōmerēmur | prōmerēbāmur | prōmerēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | prōmerēminī | prōmerēbāminī | prōmerēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōmerentur | prōmerēbantur | prōmerēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōmerear | prōmerērer |
| 2nd sg. | prōmereāris prōmereāre | prōmerērēris prōmerērēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōmereātur | prōmerērētur |
| 1st pl. | prōmereāmur | prōmerērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōmereāminī | prōmerērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōmereantur | prōmerērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōmerē | prōmerēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōmerēte | prōmerēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōmerētō | prōmerētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōmerētō | prōmerētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōmerētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōmerentō | prōmerentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōmerēre | prōmerērī |
| perfect infinitive | prōmeruisse | prōmeritum esse |
| future infinitive | prōmeritūrum esse | prōmeritum īrī |
| present participle | prōmerēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōmeritus prōmerita, prōmeritā, prōmeritae, prōmeritam, prōmeritārum, prōmeritās, prōmerite, prōmeritī, prōmeritīs, prōmeritō, prōmeritōrum, prōmeritōs |
| future participle | prōmeritūrus prōmeritūra, prōmeritūrā, prōmeritūrae, prōmeritūram, prōmeritūrārum, prōmeritūrās, prōmeritūre, prōmeritūrī, prōmeritūrīs, prōmeritūrō, prōmeritūrōrum, prōmeritūrōs, prōmeritūrum | prōmerendus prōmerenda, prōmerendā, prōmerendae, prōmerendam, prōmerendārum, prōmerendās, prōmerende, prōmerendīs, prōmerendōrum, prōmerendōs |
gerundprōmerendī, prōmerendō, prōmerendumsupineprōmeritum, prōmeritū
prō-mĕrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. a., and prō-mĕrĕor, ĭtus, 2,
I. v. dep. a.
I. To deserve, be deserving of, merit, in a good or bad sense (class.)
A. In gen.:
retineri nequeo, quin dicam ea, quae promeres, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 15; id. Am. 5, 2, 12: quid mali sum promeritus, id. ib. 2, 1, 20: ita velim me promerentem ames, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 47: reus levius punitus quam sit ille promeritus, Cic. Inv 2, 28, 83: poenam, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 63.—In a good sense: promeruisti, ut ne quid ores, quin impetres, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 41: promerenti optime hoccine pretii redditur, id. As. 1, 2, 2; deorum indulgentiam, Plin. Pan. 74, 5: amorem, Suet. Calig. 3: omnium voluntatem, id. Tit. 1 dies qui primus videre Promeruit nasci mundum, Sedul. 5, 318.—B. Esp., to deserve of one any thing (good or bad); constr. usu. with de or absol., rarely with acc.:
numquam referre gratiam possum satis, proinde ut tu promeritus de me, Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 12: paratiores erunt ad bene de multis promerendum, Cic. Off 2, 15, 53.—II. Transf., to acquire, gain, earn, get, win homines tenues unum habent in nostrum ordinem aut promerendi aut proferendi beneficii losum, Cic. Mur. 34, 70 socios, Suet. Aug. 3:
principem, Plin. Pan. 62: ego te numquam negabo Promeritam, Verg. A. 4, 335: per hostias deos laevos, i. e. to render favorable, to propitiate, Arn. 7, 229; cf. pass.: talibus enim hostiis promeretur Deus, is won, conciliated, Vulg. Heb. 13, 6.—Hence, prō-mĕrĭtum, i, n, desert (good or evil), merit.—In good sense, Pac. ap. Non. 307, 10 (Trag. Rel. p. 79 Rib.); Lucr 2, 651; Cic. Red. ad Quir. 4, 8; Ov. F 4, 394.—In bad sense, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 49; Auct. B. Afr. 90.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prō-mereō uī, —, ēre,
to deserve, be deserving of, merit: quando bene promeruit, fiat, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprōmereō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mr̥-éh₁-yeti Proto-Italic *merējō Proto-Italic *merēō Latin mereō Latin prōmereō From prō- + mereō (“earn, merit, deserve”).