verbfirst conjugation
respōnsō
respōnsō (present infinitive respōnsāre, perfect active respōnsāvī, supine respōnsātum)
Classical[rɛsˈpõː.soː]Ecclesiastical[resˈpɔn.so]
Meaning
- poeticto answer, reply, respond
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respōnsō | respōnsābam | respōnsābō | respōnsāvī | respōnsāveram | respōnsāverō |
| 2nd sg. | respōnsās | respōnsābās | respōnsābis | respōnsāvistī | respōnsāverās | respōnsāveris |
| 3rd sg. | respōnsat | respōnsābat | respōnsābit | respōnsāvit | respōnsāverat | respōnsāverit |
| 1st pl. | respōnsāmus | respōnsābāmus | respōnsābimus | respōnsāvimus | respōnsāverāmus | respōnsāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | respōnsātis | respōnsābātis | respōnsābitis | respōnsāvistis | respōnsāverātis | respōnsāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | respōnsant | respōnsābant | respōnsābunt | respōnsāvērunt respōnsāvēre | respōnsāverant | respōnsāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respōnsem | respōnsārem | respōnsāverim | respōnsāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | respōnsēs | respōnsārēs | respōnsāverīs | respōnsāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | respōnset | respōnsāret | respōnsāverit | respōnsāvisset |
| 1st pl. | respōnsēmus | respōnsārēmus | respōnsāverīmus | respōnsāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | respōnsētis | respōnsārētis | respōnsāverītis | respōnsāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | respōnsent | respōnsārent | respōnsāverint | respōnsāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respōnsor | respōnsābar | respōnsābor |
| 2nd sg. | respōnsāris respōnsāre | respōnsābāris respōnsābāre | respōnsāberis respōnsābere |
| 3rd sg. | respōnsātur | respōnsābātur | respōnsābitur |
| 1st pl. | respōnsāmur | respōnsābāmur | respōnsābimur |
| 2nd pl. | respōnsāminī | respōnsābāminī | respōnsābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | respōnsantur | respōnsābantur | respōnsābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respōnser | respōnsārer |
| 2nd sg. | respōnsēris respōnsēre | respōnsārēris respōnsārēre |
| 3rd sg. | respōnsētur | respōnsārētur |
| 1st pl. | respōnsēmur | respōnsārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | respōnsēminī | respōnsārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | respōnsentur | respōnsārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | respōnsā | respōnsāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | respōnsāte | respōnsāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | respōnsātō | respōnsātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | respōnsātō | respōnsātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | respōnsātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | respōnsantō | respōnsantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | respōnsāre | respōnsārī |
| perfect infinitive | respōnsāvisse | respōnsātum esse |
| future infinitive | respōnsātūrum esse | respōnsātum īrī |
| present participle | respōnsāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | respōnsātus respōnsāta, respōnsātā, respōnsātae, respōnsātam, respōnsātārum, respōnsātās, respōnsātī, respōnsātōrum, respōnsātōs |
| future participle | respōnsātūrus respōnsātūra, respōnsātūrā, respōnsātūrae, respōnsātūram, respōnsātūrārum, respōnsātūrās, respōnsātūre, respōnsātūrī, respōnsātūrīs, respōnsātūrō, respōnsātūrōrum, respōnsātūrōs, respōnsātūrum | respōnsandus |
gerundrespōnsandī, respōnsandō, respōnsandumsupinerespōnsātum, respōnsātū
rēsponso, āre, v. freq. a. id.,
I. to return an answer, to answer, reply, respond (poet.).
I. Lit.:
neu quisquam responset, quando hasce aedes pultabit senex, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 56: pro me responsa tibi, id. Cist. 2, 1, 40; id. Mil. 4, 1, 17: num ancillae aut servi tibi Responsant? answer you back, id. Men. 4, 2, 57.— II. Trop.:
exoritur clamor, ripaeque lacusque Responsant circa, re-echo, Verg. A. 12, 757; Val. Fl. 3, 597; 4, 286; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 162: ne gallina malum responset dura palato, ill suit his palate, Hor. S. 2, 4, 18: responsare cupidinibus, contemnere honores Fortis, to withstand, resist, bid defiance to, id. ib. 2, 7, 85; cf.: fortunae superbae, id. Ep. 1, 1, 68: animus cenis opimis, id. S. 2, 7, 103.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
respōnsō —, —, āre, freq.
respondeo, to return, answer, re-echo : exoritur clamor, ripaeque Responsant circa, re-echo , V.—Fig., to answer, agree : Ne gallina malum responset dura palato, H.— To answer, withstand, resist, defy : cupidinibus, H.: animus cenis opimis, H.
Origins
From respondeō (oblique stem respōns-) + -tō.