verbthird conjugation
vehō
vehō (present infinitive vehere, perfect active vē̆xī, supine vectum)
Classical[ˈwe.(ɦ)oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.o]
№ 632 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to carry, bear, convey, transport
- to ride; to be borne
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
portō; equus hominem vehit; quī vehitur, nōn ambulat.vehō -ere vēxī — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter
portātī; vehō = portōcarry; (pass.) ride, sail
vehō -ere, vēxī, vectus — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 1
portō per viam vel marevehō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 6
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vehō | vehēbam | veham | vē̆xī | vē̆xeram | vē̆xerō |
| 2nd sg. | vehis | vehēbās | vehēs | vē̆xistī | vē̆xerās | vē̆xeris |
| 3rd sg. | vehit | vehēbat | vehet | vē̆xit | vē̆xerat | vē̆xerit |
| 1st pl. | vehimus | vehēbāmus | vehēmus | vē̆ximus | vē̆xerāmus | vē̆xerimus |
| 2nd pl. | vehitis | vehēbātis | vehētis | vē̆xistis | vē̆xerātis | vē̆xeritis |
| 3rd pl. | vehunt | vehēbant | vehent | vē̆xērunt vē̆xēre | vē̆xerant | vē̆xerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | veham | veherem | vē̆xerim | vē̆xissem |
| 2nd sg. | vehās | veherēs | vē̆xerīs | vē̆xissēs |
| 3rd sg. | vehat | veheret | vē̆xerit | vē̆xisset |
| 1st pl. | vehāmus | veherēmus | vē̆xerīmus | vē̆xissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vehātis | veherētis | vē̆xerītis | vē̆xissētis |
| 3rd pl. | vehant | veherent | vē̆xerint | vē̆xissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vehor | vehēbar | vehar |
| 2nd sg. | veheris vehere | vehēbāris vehēbāre | vehēris vehēre |
| 3rd sg. | vehitur | vehēbātur | vehētur |
| 1st pl. | vehimur | vehēbāmur | vehēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vehiminī | vehēbāminī | vehēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vehuntur | vehēbantur | vehentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vehar | veherer |
| 2nd sg. | vehāris vehāre | veherēris veherēre |
| 3rd sg. | vehātur | veherētur |
| 1st pl. | vehāmur | veherēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vehāminī | veherēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vehantur | veherentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vehe | vehere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vehite | vehiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vehitō | vehitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vehitō | vehitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vehitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vehuntō | vehuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vehere | vehī |
| perfect infinitive | vē̆xisse | vectum esse |
| future infinitive | vectūrum esse | vectum īrī |
| present participle | vehēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vectus vecta, vectā, vectae, vectam, vectārum, vectās, vecte, vectī, vectīs, vectō, vectōrum, vectōs |
| future participle | vectūrus vectūra, vectūrā, vectūrae, vectūram, vectūrārum, vectūrās, vectūre, vectūrī, vectūrīs, vectūrō, vectūrōrum, vectūrōs, vectūrum | vehendus vehundus, vehenda, vehendā, vehendae, vehendam, vehendārum, vehendās, vehende, vehendīs, vehendōrum, vehendōs |
gerundvehendī, vehendō, vehendumsupinevectum, vectū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- equo vehi
- to ride.
- curru vehi, in rheda (Mil. 21. 55)
- to drive.
vĕho, xi, ctum, 3, v. a. and n. Sanscr. vahāmi, conduct; Gr. ὄχος, carriage; ὄχλος, crowd; Germ. Wagen; Engl. wagon; cf. Lat. via, vexo.
I. Act., to bear, carry, convey, on the shoulders, by wagon, by horse, by ship, etc. (syn.:
fero, gero, porto): quicquid inponas, vehunt, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 95: ille'st oneratus recte et plus justo vehit, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 115: siquidem'st decorum erum vehere servom, id. As. 3, 3, 111: reticulum panis onusto umero, Hor. S. 1, 1, 48: formica ore cibum, Ov. A. A. 1, 94: ille taurus, qui vexit Europam, Cic. N. D. 1, 28, 78: uxorem plaustro, Tib. 1, 10, 52; cf.: Tantalides ... Pisaeam Phrygiis equis, Ov. Tr. 2, 386: cum triumphantem (Camillum) albi per urbem vexerant equi, Liv. 5, 28, 1; cf.: te, Bacche pater, tuae Vexere tigres, Hor. C. 3, 3, 14: Troica qui profugis sacra vehis ratibus, Tib. 2, 5, 40: dum caelum stellas, dum vehet amnis aquas, id. 1, 4, 66: quodque suo Tagus amne vehit aurum, Ov. M. 2, 251: quod fugiens semel hora vexit, has brought along, has brought, Hor. C. 3, 29, 48.—Absol.: navim prospexi, quanti veheret interrogavi, Quint. 4, 2, 41. —Pass., to be carried or borne, to ride, sail, go, etc.: mihi aequom'st dari ... vehicla qui vehar, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 28: visus est in somnis curru quadrigarum vehi, Cic. Div. 2, 70, 144: vehi in essedo, id. Phil. 2, 24, 58: vectus curru, Vell. 2, 82, 4; Ov. M. 5, 360: vehi per urbem, Cic. Pis. 25, 60: in navibus vehi, id. N. D. 3, 37, 89: in navi, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 73: navi, id. Am. 2, 2, 220: lintribus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 156 Müll.: puppe, Ov. H. 16, 113: parvā rate, id. M. 1, 319; cf. huc, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 176: navem, ubi vectus fui, id. Mil. 2, 1, 40; id. Merc. 2, 3, 37; id. Stich. 4, 1, 25; id. Trin. 4, 3, 81: in equo, Cic. Div. 2, 68, 140: in niveis victor equis, Ov. F. 6, 724: nympha vehitur pisce, id. M. 2, 13.—Of other swift motions: ut animal sex motibus veheretur, Cic. Univ. 13: apes liquidum trans aethera vectae, Verg. A. 7, 65.—With acc.: ventis maria omnia vecti, Verg. A. 1, 524.—II. Neutr., to be borne, to ride, sail, etc., upon any thing (rare, and perh. only in the part. pres. and in the gerund): consuli proconsul obviam in equo vehens venit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 2, 2, 13:
per medias laudes quasi quadrigis vehens, Cic. Brut. 97, 331: partim scripserunt, qui ovarent, introire solitos equo vehentes, Gell. 5, 6, 27; Just. 11, 7, 13: cui lectica per urbem vehendi jus tribuit, Suet. Claud. 28.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vehō vexī, vectus, ere
VAG-, to bear, carry, convey, draw: Reticulum panis onusto umero, H.: ore cibum, O.: Europam: cum triumphantem (Camillum) albi per urbem vexerant equi, L.: Quod fugiens semel hora vexit, has brought, H.: visus est in somnis curru quadrigarum vehi, to ride: curru vectus, O.: in navibus vehi, to sail: in niveis victor equis, O.: apes liquidum trans aethera vectae, borne, V.: ventis maria omnia vecti, carried over, V.: temere in pericula vectus, rushing, Cu.: vecta spolia, captivi, borne in triumph, Ta.—P. praes. intrans.: adulescentia per medias laudes quasi quadrigis vehens (i. e. vecta).
Origins
From Proto-Italic *weɣō, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to ride”) (present stem from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti, perfect stem either from Proto-Indo-European *wḗǵʰst or a later formation of the same type). Cognate with Arcadocypriot Greek ϝέχω (wékhō), Sanskrit वहति (vahati), Persian وز (vaz), Old English wegan.
Descendants
- Idovehar