verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
valēscō
valēscō (present infinitive valēscere, perfect active valuī)
Classical[waˈɫeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[vaˈlɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow strong, acquire strength
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | valēscō | valēscēbam | valēscam | valuī | valueram | valuerō |
| 2nd sg. | valēscis | valēscēbās | valēscēs | valuistī | valuerās | valueris |
| 3rd sg. | valēscit | valēscēbat | valēscet | valuit | valuerat | valuerit |
| 1st pl. | valēscimus | valēscēbāmus | valēscēmus | valuimus | valuerāmus | valuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | valēscitis | valēscēbātis | valēscētis | valuistis | valuerātis | valueritis |
| 3rd pl. | valēscunt | valēscēbant | valēscent | valuērunt valuēre | valuerant | valuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | valēscam | valēscerem | valuerim | valuissem |
| 2nd sg. | valēscās | valēscerēs | valuerīs | valuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | valēscat | valēsceret | valuerit | valuisset |
| 1st pl. | valēscāmus | valēscerēmus | valuerīmus | valuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | valēscātis | valēscerētis | valuerītis | valuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | valēscant | valēscerent | valuerint | valuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | valēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | valēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | valēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | valēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | valēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | valēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | valēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | valuisse | — |
| present participle | valēscēns | — |
gerundvalēscendī, valēscendō, valēscendum
vălesco, ĕre,
I. v. inch. n. [valeo], to grow strong, acquire strength (rare;
not in Cic.): (puerorum aetas) tali pacto recreata valescat, Lucr. 1, 942; 4, 17: sucus ex quo omne corpus valescit, Ambros. de Noë et Arca, 9, 28.—II. Trop.:
scelera impetu, bona consilia mora valescere, Tac. H. 1, 32: falsa, id. A. 2, 39: superstitiones, id. ib. 11, 15: meditatio et labor in posterum, id. ib. 4, 61.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
valēscō —, ere, inch.
valeo, to grow strong, gain strength: meditatio et labor in posterum valescit, Ta.
Origins
From valeō + -scō: beginning to get better.
In English words that came into English from valēscō
- convalescenceconvalēscentia
- convalescentconvalescens
- convalesceconvalesco
- invalescenceinvalescens