verbthird conjugation
respuō
respuō (present infinitive respuere, perfect active respuī, supine respūtum)
Classical[ˈrɛs.pu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛs.pu.o]
Meaning
- to spit or spew out
- to reject or refuse
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respuō | respuēbam | respuam | respuī | respueram | respuerō |
| 2nd sg. | respuis | respuēbās | respuēs | respuistī | respuerās | respueris |
| 3rd sg. | respuit | respuēbat | respuet | respuit | respuerat | respuerit |
| 1st pl. | respuimus | respuēbāmus | respuēmus | respuimus | respuerāmus | respuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | respuitis | respuēbātis | respuētis | respuistis | respuerātis | respueritis |
| 3rd pl. | respuunt | respuēbant | respuent | respuērunt respuēre | respuerant | respuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respuam | respuerem | respuerim | respuissem |
| 2nd sg. | respuās | respuerēs | respuerīs | respuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | respuat | respueret | respuerit | respuisset |
| 1st pl. | respuāmus | respuerēmus | respuerīmus | respuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | respuātis | respuerētis | respuerītis | respuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | respuant | respuerent | respuerint | respuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respuor | respuēbar | respuar |
| 2nd sg. | respueris respuere | respuēbāris respuēbāre | respuēris respuēre |
| 3rd sg. | respuitur | respuēbātur | respuētur |
| 1st pl. | respuimur | respuēbāmur | respuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | respuiminī | respuēbāminī | respuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | respuuntur | respuēbantur | respuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | respuar | respuerer |
| 2nd sg. | respuāris respuāre | respuerēris respuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | respuātur | respuerētur |
| 1st pl. | respuāmur | respuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | respuāminī | respuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | respuantur | respuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | respue | respuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | respuite | respuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | respuitō | respuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | respuitō | respuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | respuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | respuuntō | respuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | respuere | respuī |
| perfect infinitive | respuisse | respūtum esse |
| future infinitive | respūtūrum esse | respūtum īrī |
| present participle | respuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | respūtus respūta, respūtā, respūtae, respūtam, respūtārum, respūtās, respūte, respūtī, respūtīs, respūtō, respūtōrum, respūtōs |
| future participle | respūtūrus respūtūra, respūtūrā, respūtūrae, respūtūram, respūtūrārum, respūtūrās, respūtūre, respūtūrī, respūtūrīs, respūtūrō, respūtūrōrum, respūtūrōs, respūtūrum | respuendus respuenda, respuendā, respuendae, respuendam, respuendārum, respuendās, respuende, respuendīs, respuendōrum, respuendōs |
gerundrespuendī, respuendō, respuendumsupinerespūtum, respūtū
rē-spŭo, ŭi, 3, v. a.,
I. to spit back or out; to discharge by spitting; to cast out, cast off, eject, expel, etc. (class.; esp. freq. in the trop. signif.).
I. Lit.:
quin etiam gustatus, quam cito id, quod valde dulce est, aspernatur ac respuit, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99: quas natura respuerit, id. N. D. 2, 9, 24: lumen per cornum transit, at imber respuitur, Lucr. 2, 389; cf. Quint. 1, 2, 28: liquorem ab se, Vitr. 7, 4; cf.: ferrum ab se (opp. resorbere), Lucr. 6, 1054; 2, 197; cf. Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 231; Pall. 1, 33, 2: frenos cum sanguine (equus), Stat. Th. 8, 544: invisum cadaver (humus), Ov. Ib. 170: oleas albas propter amaritudinem respuit palatum, Varr. R. R. 1, 66: respuit aqua limum, Pall. 1, 33, 2: tantum interest repercussum illum (aëra) respuat an excipiat, Plin. 33, 9, 45, § 128: respuens securis materia, id. 17, 10, 14, § 72; cf.: tela omnia, Luc. 3, 484.— II. Trop., to reject, repel, refuse; to dislike, disapprove, not accept (syn.:
reprobo, reicio, repudio): quae nisi respuis ex animo longeque remittis, Lucr. 6, 68: cum id dicat, quod omnium mentes aspernentur ac respuant, Cic. Fat. 20, 47; cf. id. Att. 13, 38 fin.: ratio juris respuat hanc defensionem et pro nihilo putet, id. Caecin. 19, 56; Liv. 42, 14: haec aetas omne quod fieri non potest respuit, Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 19: quos et praesens et postera respuit aetas, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 42: orationem, Cic. Mur. 35, 74 fin.: quo judex dicto moveatur quid respuat, Quint. 6, 4, 19: non respuit Caesar condicionem, Caes. B. G. 1, 42: Caesaris interdicta respuuntur, are spurned, Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1; cf. Liv. 2, 41 fin.: quod respuunt (aures) immutandum est, Cic. Part. Or. 5, 15; Quint. 11, 1, 61; Tac. Or. 9; cf.: nemo civis est, qui vos non oculis fugiat, auribus respuat, animo aspernetur, Cic. Pis. 20, 45: sunt enim qui respuant (consolationem), sed refert quo modo adhibeatur, id. Tusc. 3, 33, 79.—Absol.: quis te tum audiret illorum? respuerent aures, Cic. Planc. 18, 44; Quint. 11, 1, 61; cf.: calcitrat, respuit, Cic. Cael. 15, 36.— * (b). Part. pres. with gen.:
communium vocum respuens nimis ac fastidiens, Gell. 6, 15, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-spuō uī, ere,
to spit back, discharge by spitting, cast out, cast off, eject, expel: gustatus, id, quod valde dulce est, respuit: quas natura respuerit: invisum cadaver (humus), O.—Fig., to reject, repel, refuse, spurn, dislike, disapprove: quis te tum audiret illorum? respuerent aures: id quod omnium mentes aspernentur ac respuant: haec aetas omne quod fieri non potest respuit: condicionem, Cs.: Caesaris interdicta respuuntur, are spurned: in animis hominum respui, L.: consolationem.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrespuō
Latin spuō Latin respuō From re- + spuō.
Descendants
- Englishrespue