verbthird conjugation
retendō
retendō (present infinitive retendere, perfect active retendī, supine retentum or retēnsum)
Classical[rɛˈtɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[reˈtɛn.do]
Meaning
- to unbend, slacken, relax
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retendō | retendēbam | retendam | retendī | retenderam | retenderō |
| 2nd sg. | retendis | retendēbās | retendēs | retendistī | retenderās | retenderis |
| 3rd sg. | retendit | retendēbat | retendet | retendit | retenderat | retenderit |
| 1st pl. | retendimus | retendēbāmus | retendēmus | retendimus | retenderāmus | retenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | retenditis | retendēbātis | retendētis | retendistis | retenderātis | retenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | retendunt | retendēbant | retendent | retendērunt retendēre | retenderant | retenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retendam | retenderem | retenderim | retendissem |
| 2nd sg. | retendās | retenderēs | retenderīs | retendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | retendat | retenderet | retenderit | retendisset |
| 1st pl. | retendāmus | retenderēmus | retenderīmus | retendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | retendātis | retenderētis | retenderītis | retendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | retendant | retenderent | retenderint | retendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retendor | retendēbar | retendar |
| 2nd sg. | retenderis retendere | retendēbāris retendēbāre | retendēris retendēre |
| 3rd sg. | retenditur | retendēbātur | retendētur |
| 1st pl. | retendimur | retendēbāmur | retendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retendiminī | retendēbāminī | retendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retenduntur | retendēbantur | retendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retendar | retenderer |
| 2nd sg. | retendāris retendāre | retenderēris retenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | retendātur | retenderētur |
| 1st pl. | retendāmur | retenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retendāminī | retenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retendantur | retenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | retende | retendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | retendite | retendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | retenditō | retenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | retenditō | retenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | retenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | retenduntō | retenduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | retendere | retendī |
| perfect infinitive | retendisse | retentum esse retēnsum esse |
| future infinitive | retentūrum esse retēnsūrum esse | retentum īrī retēnsum īrī |
| present participle | retendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | retentus retēnsus |
| future participle | retentūrus retēnsūrus, retēnsūra, retēnsūrā, retēnsūrae, retēnsūram, retēnsūrārum, retēnsūrās, retēnsūre, retēnsūrī, retēnsūrīs, retēnsūrō, retēnsūrōrum, retēnsūrōs, retēnsūrum | retendendus retendundus, retendenda, retendendā, retendendae, retendendam, retendendārum, retendendās, retendende, retendendīs, retendendōrum, retendendōs |
gerundretendendī, retendendō, retendendumsupineretentum, retentū
rĕ-tendo, di, tum, or sum, 3, v. a.,
I. to release from tension, to unbend, slacken, relax (very rare; syn.: relaxo, resolvo).
I. Lit.:
lentos arcus, to unbend, Ov. M. 2, 419; Stat. S. 4, 4, 30; in the part. perf.: arcus retentus, Ov. M. 3, 166: arcus retensus, Phaedr. 3, 14, 5.— * II. Trop.: ea quoque, quae sensu et animā carent, velut alternā quiete retenduntur, i. e. unbend, relax (shortly before, remissio), Quint. 1, 3, 8.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-tendō dī, tus or sus, ere,
to release from tension, unbend, slacken, relax: lentos Arcūs, O.: arcus retentus, O.: arcus retensus, Ph.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinretendō
Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin retendō From re- (“back; again”) + tendō (“stretch, strive for”).