verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
reposcō
reposcō (present infinitive reposcere)
Meaning
- to demand back (from a person)
- to claim as one's due, right, etc.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reposcō | reposcēbam | reposcam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | reposcis | reposcēbās | reposcēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | reposcit | reposcēbat | reposcet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | reposcimus | reposcēbāmus | reposcēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | reposcitis | reposcēbātis | reposcētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | reposcunt | reposcēbant | reposcent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reposcam | reposcerem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | reposcās | reposcerēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | reposcat | reposceret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | reposcāmus | reposcerēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | reposcātis | reposcerētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | reposcant | reposcerent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reposcor | reposcēbar | reposcar |
| 2nd sg. | reposceris reposcere | reposcēbāris reposcēbāre | reposcēris reposcēre |
| 3rd sg. | reposcitur | reposcēbātur | reposcētur |
| 1st pl. | reposcimur | reposcēbāmur | reposcēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reposciminī | reposcēbāminī | reposcēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reposcuntur | reposcēbantur | reposcentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | reposcar | reposcerer |
| 2nd sg. | reposcāris reposcāre | reposcerēris reposcerēre |
| 3rd sg. | reposcātur | reposcerētur |
| 1st pl. | reposcāmur | reposcerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | reposcāminī | reposcerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reposcantur | reposcerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | reposce | reposcere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | reposcite | reposciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | reposcitō | reposcitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | reposcitō | reposcitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | reposcitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | reposcuntō | reposcuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | reposcere | reposcī |
| perfect infinitive | reposcisse | — |
| present participle | reposcēns | — |
| future participle | — | reposcendus reposcundus, reposcenda, reposcendā, reposcendae, reposcendam, reposcendārum, reposcendās, reposcende, reposcendīs, reposcendōrum, reposcendōs |
gerundreposcendī, reposcendō, reposcendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- rationem alicuius rei reposcere aliquem or ab aliquo
- to demand an account, an audit of a matter.
rĕ-posco, ĕre, v. a.,
I. to demand back, to ask for again, as something belonging to one (class.); constr. aliquid; aliquid ab aliquo; more freq., aliquem aliquid, and absol.
I. Lit.:
dedisti eam dono mihi: Eandem nunc reposcis, Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 16: quoi talentum mutuom dedi, reposcam, id. Trin. 3, 2, 202: quae deposueris, Quint. 9, 2, 63: pecuniam, Tac. A. 1, 35: ignes commissos, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 53. fratrem clamore magno, Sil. 17, 460: ego ab hac puerum reposcam, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 76: virginem, id. Curc. 5, 2, 16: aulam auri te reposco, id. Aul. 4, 10, 33: eum vidulum, id. Rud. 5, 2, 65: eum simulacrum Cereris, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 51, § 113: alter me Catilinam reposcebat, id. Red. in Sen. 4, 10: Parthos signa, Verg. A. 7, 606: (talenta) Thebani reposcunt Thessalos, Quint. 5, 10, 111: propensiores ad bene merendum quam ad reposcendum, Cic. Lael. 9, 32. — II. Trop., to ask for, claim, demand, exact, require, as something due:
attentas aures animumque reposco, Lucr. 6, 920: quod natura reposcit, id. 2, 369: vitam (mea fata), Prop. 2, 1, 71: amissam meā virtutem voce, Ov. M. 13, 235: foedus flammis, Verg. A. 12, 573: responsa Ordine cuncta suo, id. ib. 11, 240: promissa, id. ib. 12, 2: pretium libelli, Plin. Ep. 7, 12, 5: gratiam, id. ib. 1, 13, 6: vicem, Mart. 8, 38, 3: natos poenas, Verg. A. 2, 139 Forbig. ad loc. (Heyne, ad poenas): ab altero rationem vitae, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 1: rationem (rei) ab aliquo, id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 27; Caes. B. G. 5, 30; cf.: vos rationem reposcitis, quid Achaei Lacedaemoniis bello victis fecerimus? Liv. 39, 37: quid dicturos reposcentibus aut prospera aut adversa, who demanded an account of their successes or reverses, Tac. H. 3, 13 fin.: cave respuas, Ne poenas Nemesis reposcat a te, Cat. 50, 20.rĕposco, ōnis, m. 1. reposco,
I. one who makes a demand, who urges a claim, a dun:
acerrimi, Amm. 22, 16, 23.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-pōscō —, —, ere,
to demand back, ask again: propensiores ad bene merendum quam ad reposcendum: me Catilinam: Parthos signa, V. —Fig., to ask for, claim, demand, exact, require: Amissam meā virtutem voce, O.: foedus flammis, V.: Quos illi poenas ob nostra reposcent Effugia, V.: ab altero rationem vitae: vos rationem reposcitis, quid fecerimus? L.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinreposcō
Latin poscō Latin reposcō From re- + poscō.