LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbirregular conjugation

subeō

subeō (present infinitive subīre, perfect active subiī or subīvī, supine subitum)
Classical[ˈsʊ.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuː.be.o]
№ 538 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to go under, come under; enter
    Quod superest, quaecumque premes virgulta per agros, Sparge fimo pingui et multa memor occule terra, Aut lapidem bibulum aut squalentis infode conchas; Inter enim labentur aquae tenuisque subibit Halitus atque animos tollent sata; iamque reperti, Qui saxo super atque ingentis pondere testae Urgerent; hoc effusos munimen ad imbris,Translation by James B. Greenough For the rest, whate'er The sets thou plantest in thy fields, thereon Strew refuse rich, and with abundant earth Take heed to hide them, and dig in withal Rough shells or porous stone, for therebetween Will water trickle and fine vapour creep, And so the plants their drooping spirits raise. Aye, and there have been, who with weight of stone Or heavy potsherd press them from above; This serves for shield in pelting showers, and this When the hot dog-star chaps the fields with drought.c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 2.346–353
    Macra cavum repetes artum quem macra subistiThin, you will return to the narrow cave that you entered thin20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae 1.7
  2. to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; come or go on
  3. to succeed, follow, take place
  4. to occur, come to mind
  5. to submit to, undergo, bear, endure
  6. to approach stealthily, sneak up on
  7. to go up, mount, climb, scale

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

sub locum eō; etiam labōrem accipiō.
subeō -īre subiī — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
sub aliquō eō, tergō tollō
subeō -īre (hōc locō) — in Epistulae, ch. 6

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Repente · Subito · Extemplo · E vestigio · Illico · Statim · Protinus · Confestim · Continuo

Repente and subito denote suddenly; repens means sudden, in opp. to exspectatus, expected, Cic. Tusc. iii. 22; to sensim, Cic. Off. i. 33. Suet. Tib. 11, like ἐξαπίνης; but subitus, in opp. to foreseen, ante provisus, Cic. Tusc. iii. 22; meditatus, Plin. Ep. i. 16; paratus, Cic. Or. i. 33, like παραχρῆμα. Extemplo and e vestigio, in opp. to delay; extemplo (ex tempore) in a moment, with reference to time; e vestigio, on the spot, sur-le-champ, with reference to place. Illico and ilicet, in opp. to slowness; illico (in loco) is used in prose, like παραυτίκα; ilicet, by writers of comedy and poets. Statim and protinus, in opp. to, at a future time; statim, immediately, in opp. to deinde, Tac. Ann. vi. 3; postea, Suet. Cl. 39. A. 51. N. 34, like εὐθύς; protinus, forthwith, like πρόκα. Confestim and continuo, in opp. to ex intervallo, Cic. Inv. ii. 12. (v. 157.)

Conjugation irregular

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.subeōsubībamsubībōsubiī
subīvī
subieram
subīveram
subierō
subīverō
2nd sg.subīssubībāssubībissubīstī
subiistī, subīvistī
subierās
subīverās
subieris
subīveris
3rd sg.subitsubībatsubībitsubiit
subīvit
subierat
subīverat
subierit
subīverit
1st pl.subīmussubībāmussubībimussubiimus
subīvimus
subierāmus
subīverāmus
subierimus
subīverimus
2nd pl.subītissubībātissubībitissubīstis
subiistis, subīvistis
subierātis
subīverātis
subieritis
subīveritis
3rd pl.subeuntsubībantsubībuntsubiērunt
subiēre, subīvērunt, subīvēre
subierant
subīverant
subierint
subīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.subeamsubīremsubierim
subīverim
subīssem
subiissem, subīvissem
2nd sg.subeāssubīrēssubierīs
subīverīs
subīssēs
subiissēs, subīvissēs
3rd sg.subeatsubīretsubierit
subīverit
subīsset
subiisset, subīvisset
1st pl.subeāmussubīrēmussubierīmus
subīverīmus
subīssēmus
subiissēmus, subīvissēmus
2nd pl.subeātissubīrētissubierītis
subīverītis
subīssētis
subiissētis, subīvissētis
3rd pl.subeantsubīrentsubierint
subīverint
subīssent
subiissent, subīvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.subeorsubībarsubībor
2nd sg.subīris
subīre
subībāris
subībāre
subīberis
subībere
3rd sg.subītursubībātursubībitur
1st pl.subīmursubībāmursubībimur
2nd pl.subīminīsubībāminīsubībiminī
3rd pl.subeuntursubībantursubībuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.subearsubīrer
2nd sg.subeāris
subeāre
subīrēris
subīrēre
3rd sg.subeātursubīrētur
1st pl.subeāmursubīrēmur
2nd pl.subeāminīsubīrēminī
3rd pl.subeantursubīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.subīsubīre
pres. 2nd pl.subītesubīminī
fut. 2nd sg.subītōsubītor
fut. 3rd sg.subītōsubītor
fut. 2nd pl.subītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.subeuntōsubeuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesubīresubīrī
perfect infinitivesubīsse
subiisse, subīvisse
subitum esse
future infinitivesubitūrum essesubitum īrī
present participlesubiēns
subeunte, subeuntem, subeuntēs, subeuntī, subeuntia, subeuntibus, subeuntis, subeuntīs, subeuntium
—
perfect participle—subitus
subita, subitā, subitae, subitam, subitārum, subitās, subitī, subitōrum, subitōs
future participlesubitūrus
subitūra, subitūrā, subitūrae, subitūram, subitūrārum, subitūrās, subitūre, subitūrī, subitūrīs, subitūrō, subitūrōrum, subitūrōs, subitūrum
subeundus
gerundsubeundī, subeundō, subeundumsupinesubitum, subitū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

oratio subita
an extempore speech.
tectum subire
to enter the house.
poenam subire
to submit to a punishment.
vituperationem subire
to suffer reproof; to be criticised, blamed.
subita morte exstingui
to be cut off by sudden death.
haec cogitatio subit animum
an idea strikes me.
calamitatem accipere, subire
to suffer mishap.
domus subita ruina collapsa est
the house suddenly fell in ruins.
7 more phrases
pericula subire, adire, suscipere
to incur danger, risk.
infamiam concipere, subire, sibi conflare
to incur ignominy.
testudine facta moenia subire (B. G. 2. 6)
to advance to the walls protected by a covering of shields.
famam crudelitatis subire (Catil. 4. 6. 12)
to gain the reputation of cruelty.
subito, ex tempore (opp. ex praeparato) dicere
to speak extempore.
pacis condiciones accipere, subire (opp. repudiare, respuere)
to accept the terms of the peace.
alicuius odium subire, suscipere, in se convertere, sibi conflare
to incur a person's hatred.

sŭb-ĕo, ĭi, ĭtum, īre (
I. perf. subīvit, Ov. F. 1, 314; Stat. S. 2, 1, 155: subivimus, Claud. ap. Tac. A. 11, 24 dub.), v. n. and a., to come or go under any thing; to come or go up to, to approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place; to come or go on; to follow, succeed; to go down, sink; to come up, spring up (cf. succedo).
I. Neutr.
A. Lit.
1. In gen.: subire sub falas, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 10: in nemoris latebras, Ov. M. 4, 601; cf.: in aliquem locum, to enter, Auct. B. Alex. 74, 4: in adversum Romani subiere, Liv. 1, 12, 1: in adversos montes, id. 41, 18, 11: testudine factā subeunt, advance, Caes. B. G. 7, 85, 7: Albani subiere ad montes, Liv. 1, 28, 5: subire ad portam castrorum, id. 34, 16, 2; cf.: ad urbem subeunt, id. 31, 45, 4; 39, 27, 10; 36, 19, 1; and: subeundum erat ad hostes, id. 2, 31, 4: ad tecta subibant, Verg. A. 8, 359.—With dat.: muro subibant, Verg. A. 7, 161; so, muro, id. ib. 9, 371: portu Chaonio (with accedere urbem), id. ib. 3, 292: luco, id. ib. 8, 125: dumis, Sil. 5, 283: ingenti feretro, Verg. A. 6, 222: age cervici inponere nostrae: Ipse subibo umeris, id. ib. 2, 708: per vices subeunt elephanti, Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23: pone subit conjux, follows, Verg. A. 2, 725; so Val. Fl. 4, 197; cf.: dexterae alae sinistra subiit, Liv. 27, 2, 7: subeuntis alii aliis in custodiam, id. 25, 37, 6; and: subiit argentea proles, Ov. M. 1, 114: subit ipse meumque Explet opus, succeeds me, takes my place, id. ib. 3, 648: Volscus saxa objacentia pedibus ingerit in subeuntes, climbing, Liv. 2, 65, 4: vel eodem amne vel Euphrate subire eos posse, i. e. sail up stream, Curt. 9, 10, 3; cf.: adverso amne Babylona subituros, id. 10, 1, 16.—
b. Of things: stamen a stando: subtemen, quod subit stamini, Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.: cum luna sub orbem solis subisset, Liv. 37, 4, 4: tertio die mixtum flumini subibat mare, Curt. 9, 9, 7: venae nonnumquam incipiente febre subeunt, the pulse sinks, Cels. 3, 6 med.: subeunt herbae, come up, spring up, Verg. G. 1, 180; so, barba, i. e. sprouts, grows, Mart. 7, 83, 2: subisse aquam in caelum, Plin. 31, 3, 21, § 32.—
2. In partic., to come on secretly, to advance or approach stealthily, to steal upon, steal into (poet.), Prop. 1, 9, 26; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 6; id. A. A. 1, 742.—
B. Trop.
1. In gen., to come in, succeed, take place; to enter stealthily, come secretly or by degrees: in quarum locum subierunt inquilinae impietas, perfidia, impudentia, Varr. ap. Non. 403, 27: fugere pudor verumque fidesque: In quorum subiere locum fraudesque dolique, Ov. M. 1, 130: pulchra subit facies, id. ib. 14, 827: subit ecce priori Causa recens, id. ib. 3, 259: an subit (amor) et tacitā callidus arte nocet? id. Am. 1, 2, 6: subeunt morbi tristisque senectus, Verg. G. 3, 67: namque graves morbi subeunt segnisque senectus, Nemes. Cyn. 117; cf.: duo pariter subierunt incommoda, arise, come up, Quint. 5, 10, 100: ne subeant animo taedia justa tuo, Ov. P. 4, 15, 30: regio, quā vero ipsa subit ad Medos, approaches, Plin. 6, 26, 29, § 115. —
2. In partic., to come into the mind, to occur, suggest itself: omnes sententiae verbaque omnia sub acumen stili subeant et succedant necesse est, Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 151: cum in loca aliqua post tempus reversi sumus, quae in his fecerimus, reminiscimur personaeque subeunt, Quint. 11, 2, 17: cum subeant audita aut cognita nobis, Ov. M. 15, 307: subit umbra, id. ib. 12, 591: subeunt illi fratresque parensque, id. ib. 11. 542: subiit cari genitoris imago ... subiit deserta Creusa Et direpta domus et parvi casus Iuli, Verg. A. 2, 560 sq.; Tac. A. 1, 13: subeant animo Latmia saxa tuo, Ov. H. 18, 62: ne subeant animo taedia, id. P. 4, 15, 30: quantum subire animo sustinueris, tantum tecum auferas, to grasp with the mind, Val. Max. 3, 3, ext. 7.—
(b). Subit, with subj.- or rel.-clause (poet. and in postAug. prose), Ov. M. 2, 755: quo magis ac magis admirari subit, Plin. 12, prooem. § 2; 35, 7, 31, § 49: misereri sortis humanae subit, id. 25, 3, 7, § 23: quid sim, quid fuerimque subit, Ov. Tr. 3, 8, 38.
II. Act.
A. Lit.
1. In gen., to come or go under, to enter; to submit to; to approach, etc.: exercitatissimi in armis, qui inter annos XIV. tectum non subissent, had not come under a roof, Caes. B. G. 1, 36: tecta, Quint. 2, 16, 6; Ov. M. 6, 669: jam subeunt Triviae lucos atque aurea tecta, Verg. A. 6, 13: limina victor Alcides subiit, id. ib. 8, 363: domos, Ov. M. 1, 121: penates, id. ib. 5, 650: macra cavum repetes artum, quem macra subisti, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 33: cum novies subiere paludem, had plunged under, Ov. M. 15, 358; id. F. 1, 314: et juncti currum dominae subiere leones, Verg. A. 3, 313: leones jugum subeant, Plin. 10, 45, 62, § 128: asellus gravius dorso subiit onus, i. e. submits to, receives, Hor. S. 1, 9, 21: subire iniquissimum locum, Caes. B. G. 2, 27: iniquum locum, Auct. B. Alex. 76, 2; id. B. Hisp. 24, 3: collem, to go up, mount, climb, scale, Hirt. B. G. 8, 15: consules utrimque aciem subeuntium jam muros adgrediuntur, Liv. 7, 12, 3: muros, id. 27, 18: impositum saxis Anxur, Hor. S. 1, 5, 25: si subeuntur prospera castra, Juv. 16, 2 et saep.: perfurit, Fadumque Herbesumque subit, comes up to, attacks, assails, Verg. A. 9, 344; cf.: interim fallendus est judex et variis artibus subeundus, Quint. 4, 5, 5: precibus commota Tonantem Juno subit, approaches, Stat. Th. 9, 510: subit ille minantem, id. ib. 8, 84: Aeneae mucronem, Verg. A. 10, 798: qui procul hostium conspectu subibant aquam, Curt. 4, 13, 10: Hispo subit juvenes, i. e. paedicat, Juv. 2, 50.—
b. Of things: umbra subit terras, Ov. M. 11, 61: quos (lucos) aquae subeunt et aurae, enter, Hor. C. 3, 4, 8: montes Trasimenus, Liv. 22, 4, 2: litora pelagus, Mel. praef. 2: mare quod Ciliciam subit, Curt. 7, 3, 19: radices (petrae) Indus amnis subit, id. 8, 11, 7: clarus subit Alba Latinum, succeeds, Ov. M. 14, 612 (al. clarus subit ecce Latinum Epytus); cf. id. ib. 1, 114: furcas subiere columnae, come into the place of, succeed, id. ib. 8, 700: aqua subit altitudinem exortus sui, rises to, reaches, Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 57: lunamque deficere cum aut terram subiret aut sole premeretur, Curt. 4, 10, 5.—
2. In partic., to approach secretly, to steal upon or into (cf. supra, I. A. 2.): multi Nomine divorum thalamos subiere pudicos, Ov. M. 3, 282: subit furtim lumina fessa sopor, id. H. 19, 56.—
B. Trop.
1. In gen. (very rare): sera deinde poenitentia subiit regem, came upon, overtook, Curt. 3, 2, 19.—
2. In partic.
a. To come into, enter, occur to one's mind (cf. supra, I. B. 2.): deinde cogitatio animum subiit, indignum esse, etc., Liv. 36, 20: ut beneficiorum memoria subiret animos patrum, id. 37, 49, 3: spes animum subibat deflagrare iras vestras posse, id. 40, 8, 9: otiosum animum aliae cogitationes, Quint. 11, 2, 33: majora intellectu animos non subibunt, id. 1, 2, 28: mentem subit, quo praemia facto, etc., Ov. M. 12, 472; 7, 170: subit ergo regem verecundia, Curt. 5, 2, 15: me recordantem miseratio, Plin. Ep. 3, 7, 10: feminas voluptas, id. Pan. 22, 3: horum cogitatio subibat exercitum, Curt. 7, 1, 4.—
b. To follow in speech, interrupt, answer (post - class. and rare): dicturum plura parentem Voce subis, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 352: subit ille loquentem talibus, id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 173; id. Rapt. Pros. 3, 133.—
c. (The figure taken from stooping under a load, under blows, etc.) To subject one's self to, take upon one's self an evil; to undergo, submit to, sustain, endure, suffer it (class.; a favorite expression of Cic.): omnes terrores periculaque omnia succurram atque subibo, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 31: omnia tela intenta in patriam subire atque excipere, id. Prov. Cons. 9, 23; cf.: quis est non ultro appetendus, subeundus, excipiendus dolor? id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14: subire vim atque injuriam, id. Prov. Cons. 17, 41: inimicitiae sunt: subeantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 71, § 182: maximas rei publicae tempestates, id. Mur. 2, 4: invidiam, pericula, tempestates, id. Fam. 15, 4, 12: nefarias libidinum contumelias turpitudinesque, id. Pis. 35, 86: potentiam, victoriam, id. Fam. 6, 1, 6: contumeliarum verbera, id. Rep. 1, 5, 9: majora Verbera, Hor. S. 1, 3, 120: non praecipuam, sed parem cum ceteris fortunae condicionem, Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: fortunam, id. Fam. 14, 5, 1: judicium multitudinis imperitae, id. Fl. 1, 2: odium eorum, id. Att. 11, 17, 2: usum omnium, id. de Or. 1, 34, 157: aliquid invidiae aut criminis, id. N. D. 3, 1, 3: quemque casum, id. Att. 8, 1, 3: quamvis carnificinam, id. Tusc. 5, 27, 78: dupli poenam, id. Off. 3, 16, 65: legis vim, id. Caecin. 34, 100: summae crudelitatis famam, id. Cat. 4, 6, 12; cf.: minus sermonis, id. Att. 11, 6, 2: poenam exsilii, Val. Max. 6, 5, 3: simultates, Plin. Ep. 2, 18, 5: offensas, id. ib. 13, 9, 26: periculum, Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 7: jam tum peregrinos ritus novā subeunte fortunā, Curt. 4, 6, 29. —With inf., to attempt, try, undertake: adversa tela pellere, Stat. S. 5, 2, 105: clavum torquere, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 46.— Hence, sŭbĭtus, a, um, P. a., that has come on suddenly or unexpectedly, i. e. sudden, unexpected (freq. and class.; cf.: repens, improvisus): res subita, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 23: in rebus tam subitis, Cic. Fam. 10, 16, 2: maris subita tempestas, id. Tusc. 3, 22, 52: subita et improvisa formido, id. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: laetitia, etc., Auct. Her. 1, 8, 13: subita pugna, non praeparata, Quint. 7, 1, 35: ut sunt Gallorum subita et repentina consilia, Caes. B. G. 3, 8: novae rei ac subitae admiratio, Liv. 2, 2: bellum, Caes. B. G. 3, 7: incursiones hostium, Hirt. B. G. 8, 11: ministeria belli, Liv. 4, 27: imbres, Lucr. 5, 216: vis, id. 1, 286; 4, 1210: res, id. 6, 1282: mors, Quint. 7, 2, 14: casus, id. 10, 3, 3; Suet. Aug. 73: tristia, Val. Max. 1, 6, 12: silentium, Quint. 12, 5, 3: miles, hastily collected (opp. vetus expertusque; syn. subitarius), Tac. H. 4, 76; cf.: aqua mulsa subita ac recens (opp. inveterata), Plin. 22, 24, 51, § 110: imagines non subitae, not newly sprung up, i. e. old, ancient, Plin. Ep. 8, 10, 3: homo, rash, Cic. Pis. Fragm. 5: clivi, sudden, i. e. steep, Stat. Th. 6, 258.—Esp., = subito (post-Aug.): non percussor ille subitus erumpet? Quint. 6, 2, 31; so, manūs dux Trapezuntem subitus irrupit, Tac. H. 3, 47: subitum inopinatumque venisse, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 3: evadere, Flor. 4, 2, 59.—
2. As subst.: sŭbĭtum, i. n., a sudden or unexpected thing, a sudden occurrence, etc.: Lesbonicum foras evocate: ita subitum'st, propere eum conventum volo, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 51; cf.: subitum est ei remigrare, Cic. Fam. 13, 2: si tibi subiti nihil est, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 36: in subito, Plin. 7, 44, 45, § 143.—In plur.: ut subitis ex tempore occurrant, Quint. 10, 7, 30; cf.: etiam fortes viros subitis terreri, Tac. A. 15, 59: quamvis non deficeretur ad subita extemporali facultate, Suet. Aug. 84: si repentina ac subita dominantur, Sen. Ep. 16, 6: sive meditata sive subita proferret, whether he spoke after deliberation or off-hand, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 2.—With gen.: ad subita rerum, Liv. 9, 43: ad subita belli, id. 6, 32; 25, 15, 20; Flor. 1, 1, 11.—
b. Adverb., suddenly, unexpectedly: per subitum erumpit clamor, Sil. 10, 505; so, per subitum, id. 7, 594; 8, 628; 12, 654; 14, 330; 15, 145; 15, 404: in subitum, id. 7, 527: ad subitum, Cassiod. Var. praef. med.—Hence, adv.: sŭbĭtō, suddenly, unexpectedly (freq. and class.; cf.: repente, extemplo, ilico): ut subito, ut propere, ut valide tonuit! Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 10; cf. id. Curc. 2, 3, 4: nova res subito mihi haec objecta est, id. Ps. 2, 2, 7: ita abripuit repente sese subito, id. Mil. 2, 2, 21: subito tanta te impendent mala, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 2: cum tot bella subito atque improviso nascantur, Cic. Font. 19, 42: ex oculis subito fugit, Verg. G. 4, 499: cum subito ecce, Cic. Caecin. 10, 30: ut subito nostras Hymen cantatus ad aures Venit, Ov. H. 12, 137; Curt. 9, 9, 19: subito deficere, Quint. 7, 2, 14: quod serenā nocte subito candens et plena luna defecisset, Cic. Rep. 1, 15, 23: tantus subito timor omnem exercitum occupavit, Caes. B. G. 1, 39: subito opprimi, Liv. 41, 3: si vespertinus subito te oppresserit hospes, Hor. S. 2, 4, 17 et. saep.: subito dicere, without preparation, extempore, Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150: quod vox et gestus subito sumi non potest, id. ib. 1, 59, 252: neque potest quisquam nostrum subito fingi, id. Sull. 25, 69: aliquid subito ex tempore conjectura explicare, id. Div. 1, 33, 72; so, dicere, Quint. 10, 3, 30; 11, 3, 12: inventa (opp. domo allata), id. 4, 5, 4: cum subito evaserunt, Col. 9, 9, 3: tam subito copias contrahere non potuit, so quickly, Nep. Dat. 7, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubeō

Latin sub- Latin eō Latin subeō From sub- (“under”) + eō (“go”).

Descendants
  • Frenchsubir
  • Italiansubire
  • Occitansubir
  • Portuguesesubir
  • Portuguesesobir
  • Romaniansui, suire
  • Sardiniansubire
  • Spanishsubir
  • Aragonesesubir
  • Asturianxubir

In English words that came into English from subeō

  • suddensubitāneus

Quick answers

What does subeō mean in Latin?
subeō, a verb, means “to go under, come under; enter; to come or go up to, approach, draw near, advance or proceed to a place”.
What are the principal parts of subeō?
subeō, subīre, subiī, subitum (irregular conjugation).
How do you pronounce subeō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊ.be.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuː.be.o].
Where does subeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subeō.