verbthird conjugation, deponent
prōsequor
prōsequor (present infinitive prōsequī, perfect active prōsecūtus sum or prōsequūtus sum)
Classical[ˈproː.sɛ.kʷɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.s̬e.kʷor]
Meaning
- deponentto escort, accompany
- deponentto pursue, follow
- deponentto describe in detail
- deponentfigurativelyto attend, wait on, allow, accommodate
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
comitor euntemprōsequor -ī — in Epistulae, ch. 9
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Comitari · Deducere · Prosequi
Comitari means to accompany for one’s own interest, ἀκολουθεῖν; deducere, from friendship, with officiousness; prosequi, from esteem, with respect, προπέμπειν. (vi. 73.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsequor | prōsequēbar | prōsequar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | prōsequeris prōsequere | prōsequēbāris prōsequēbāre | prōsequēris prōsequēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | prōsequitur | prōsequēbātur | prōsequētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | prōsequimur | prōsequēbāmur | prōsequēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | prōsequiminī | prōsequēbāminī | prōsequēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | prōsequuntur | prōsequēbantur | prōsequentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōsequar | prōsequerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | prōsequāris prōsequāre | prōsequerēris prōsequerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | prōsequātur | prōsequerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | prōsequāmur | prōsequerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | prōsequāminī | prōsequerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | prōsequantur | prōsequerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōsequere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōsequiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōsequitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōsequitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōsequuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōsequī | — |
| perfect infinitive | prōsecūtum esse prōsequūtum esse | — |
| future infinitive | prōsecūtūrum esse prōsequūtūrum esse | — |
| present participle | prōsequēns | — |
| perfect participle | prōsecūtus prōsequūtus, prōsecūta, prōsecūtā, prōsecūtae, prōsecūtam, prōsecūtārum, prōsecūtās, prōsecūte, prōsecūtī, prōsecūtīs, prōsecūtō, prōsecūtōrum, prōsecūtōs | — |
| future participle | prōsecūtūrus prōsequūtūrus, prōsecūtūra, prōsecūtūrā, prōsecūtūrae, prōsecūtūram, prōsecūtūrārum, prōsecūtūrās, prōsecūtūre, prōsecūtūrī, prōsecūtūrīs, prōsecūtūrō, prōsecūtūrōrum, prōsecūtūrōs, prōsecūtūrum | prōsequendus prōsequenda, prōsequendā, prōsequendae, prōsequendam, prōsequendārum, prōsequendās, prōsequende, prōsequendīs, prōsequendōrum, prōsequendōs |
gerundprōsequendī, prōsequendō, prōsequendumsupineprōsecūtum, prōsecūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- hostes insequi, prosequi
- to pursue the enemy.
- grata memoria aliquem prosequi
- to show a thankful appreciation of a person's kindness.
- aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
- to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off.
- amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem
- to feel affection for a person.
- exsequias alicuius funeris prosequi
- to attend a person's funeral.
- nomen alicuius grato animo prosequi
- to think of a person with a grateful sense of his goodness.
- aliquem officiis suis complecti, prosequi
- to be courteous, obliging to some one.
- benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi
- to show kindness to...
5 more phrases
- supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to perform the last offices of affection.
- aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to wish prosperity to an undertaking.
- contumeliosis vocibus prosequi aliquem (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- to use insulting expressions to any one.
- aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- to wish any one a prosperous journey.
- aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to honour, show respect for, a person.
prō-sĕquor, cūtus (quūtus), 3,
I. v. dep. a., to follow (in a friendly or hostile manner), to accompany, attend; to follow after, pursue (class.; cf.: comitor, stipo).
I. Lit.:
novum maritum volo rus prosequi, Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 3: eum milites electi circiter CXX. sunt prosecuti, Caes. B. C. 3, 91: Dianam ture odoribusque incensis prosecutae sunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 35, § 77; id. Att. 6, 3, 6: unum omnes illum prosequebantur, Nep. Alc. 6, 3: aliquem in domum, Gell. 18, 1, 16: exsequias, to attend a funeral, Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 14; so, defunctum in conditorium, Petr. 111; cf.: Bassus noster videtur mihi prosequi se, to attend his own funeral, Sen. Ep. 30, 5: lacrimis ad saevas prosequor usque fores, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 62; Cic. Planc. 10, 26: Aeneas Prosequitur lacrimans longe, Verg. A. 6, 476; 12, 72.—In a hostile sense, to follow after, pursue: fugientes prosequi, Caes. B. C. 2, 41: hostem, id. ib. 2, 8: novissimos multa millia passuum prosecuti, id. B. G. 2, 11; 5, 9: iste iratus hominem verbis vehementioribus prosequitur, i. e. assailed, attacked, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 73: aliquem contumeliosis vocibus, Caes. B. C. 1, 69: speculatores, qui prosequerentur agmen, missi, Liv. 27, 15; 30, 29: armati qui eos prosequebantur, Curt. 3, 13, 9: aliquem lapidibus, Petr. 90.—Of animals: eādem cane anxie prosequente, Just. 1, 4, 11; Sil. 4, 615.—With abl., of following with the eyes: oculis abeuntem prosequor udis, Ov. H. 12, 55; 5, 55: aliquos visu, Stat. Th. 5, 483.—B. Transf., of inanim. and abstr. subjects, to follow, pursue; to accompany, attend:
prosequitur surgens a puppi ventus euntes, Verg. A. 3, 130: naves mitterent quae se prosequerentur, Liv. 30, 25; cf. exercitus, id. 7, 33; Curt. 3, 3, 24: datae duae triremes ad prosequendum, Tac. H. 2, 9: Cattos suos saltus Hercynius prosequitur simul atque deponit, goes as far as their territory extends, and then ceases, id. G. 30: eadem (existimatio Quintum) usque ad rogum prosequatur, Cic. Quint. 31, 99; cf.: (amici) mortui vivunt: tantus eos honos prosequitur amicorum, id. Lael. 7, 23.—II. Trop.
A. To honor, adorn, or present one with a thing, to bestow any thing upon one; constr. with abl., rarely with cum and abl.:
benevolentiā, aut misericordiā prosequi aliquem, Cic. Brut. 1, 4: aliquem honorificis verbis, id. Tusc. 2, 25, 61: virtutem alicujus gratā memoriā, id. Phil. 14, 11, 30: nomen alicujus grato animo, id. ib. 4, 1, 3: memoriam cujuspiam clamore et plausu, id. ib. 10, 4, 8: aliquem laudibus, Liv. 9, 8: aliquem beneficiis ac liberalitate, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 41, § 94: cum me in illo tristi et acerbo luctu atque discessu non lacrimis solum tuis, sed animo, corpore, copiis prosecutus esses, id. Planc. 30, 73; cf.: reliquum est ut tuam profectionem amore prosequar, reditum spe exspectem, id. Fam. 15, 21, 5: delictum veniā, Tac. A. 13, 35: Maximum libenter apud te testimonio prosequar, Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17): prosecuti cum donis legatos sunt, Liv. 39, 55, 4: decedentem domum cum favore ac laudibus prosecuti sunt, id. 2, 31, 11: Senatus gratias egit Caesari, quod et ipse cum summo honore mentionem ejus prosecutus esset, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 5; cf.: aliquem uberrimo congiario, Suet. Caes. 27: milites, id. Aug. 49.—B. To pursue, continue, follow up, to go on or proceed with an idea or theme:
si (rem) non ad extremum, sed usque eo, quo opus erit, prosequemur, Auct. Her. 1, 9, 14: non prosequar longius, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 83: illius vero mortis opportunitatem benevolentiā prosequamur, id. Brut. 1, 4: pascua versu, to describe at length, Verg. G. 3, 340: stilo munificentiae rationem, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 8: ut latius, quae cujusque adfectus natura sit, prosequamur, Quint. 5, 8, 2; 2, 6, 1: uno libello carissimam mihi memoriam prosequi, Plin. Ep. 3, 10, 3: ex ordine domesticos motus, to pursue, go through with, describe in order, Flor 3, 12, 14: similitudinem, to follow up, Sen. Ep. 13, 3.—Absol., to proceed with one's speaking (poet.): prosequitur pavitans, et ficto pectore fatur, Verg. A. 2, 107.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prō-sequor cūtus (quūtus), ī, dep.,
to follow, accompany, attend, follow after, escort: eum milites electi sunt prosecuti, Cs.: unum illum, N.: exsequias illius funeris, attend: lacrimis ad fores, O.: Aeneas Prosequitur lacrimans longe, V.—Of<*> things, to follow, pursue, accompany, attend: Prosequitur surgens a puppi ventus euntes, V.: naves mittere quae se prosequerentur, L.: Cattos saltus Hercynius prosequitur simul atque deponit, i. e. extends to the limits of their territory, Ta.: (amici) mortui vivunt; tantus eos honos prosequitur amicorum: oculis abeuntem prosequor udis, i. e. look after, O.—To chase, follow up, pursue, follow: neque longius prosequi potuerunt, Cs.: novissimos multa millia passuum, Cs.: speculatores, qui prosequerentur agmen, missi, L.—Of speech, to follow up, attack, assail, abuse: hominem verbis vehementioribus: contumeliosis vocibus, Cs.—Fig., to wait upon, attend, honor, distinguish: alquem honorificis verbis: gratissimis animis nomen adulescentis: laudibus virum, L.: tuam profectionem amore: cum donis legatos, L.—In discourse, to pursue, continue, follow up, go on: illius mortis opportunitatem benevolentiā: prosequitur pavitans, V.: pascua versu, describe at length, V.
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-
- Latinprōsequor
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Latin prōsequor From prō- + sequor (“follow”).
Borrowings
- Catalanprosseguir
- Portugueseprosseguir
- Spanishproseguir
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchpoursuivrefrom Old French porsuir
- Englishpursuefrom Old French porsuir
- Franco-Provençalporsiuvre
- Franco-Provençalporsègre
- Normanpoursuivrefrom Old French porsuir
Elsewhere
- Italianproseguitarefrom Vulgar Latin *prosequitāre
- Englishprosecutefrom Vulgar Latin *prosequitāre
- Sicilianprusicutarifrom Vulgar Latin *prosequitāre
Italo-Romance
- Italianproseguire