adverb
vērō1
vērō (not comparable)
Classical[ˈweː.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.ro]
№ 280 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- not comparableverily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth, indeed
Quid vērō?
What [about it], indeed?63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.14 - not comparablein particular, specifically
- not comparablebut
4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 1:23
But Tobias fleeing naked away with his son and with his wife, lay concealed, for many loved him.
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- a vero abduci
- to be led away from the truth.
- a vero non abhorrere
- to be probable.
- a vero aversum esse (Catil. 3. 1. 29)
- to be averse to truth.
vērō, adv., v. verus
I. fin. B.
vĕro, ōnis, v. veru
I. init.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vērō adv.
verus, in truth, in fact, certainly, truly, to be sure, surely, assuredly: Itane vero obturbat? T.: ego vero vellem: cum effusis gaudio lacrimis cupere vero diceret, etc., L.: multum vero haec eis iura profuerunt: Egregiam vero laudem refertis, V.—With immo, no indeed, nay rather: Immo vero indignum facinus faxo ex me audies, T.: immo vero, inquit, ii vivunt, qui, etc.—In an emphat. affirmative answer, yes, certainly, by all means, assuredly: M. fuisti saepe, credo, in scholis philosophorum. A. vero, ac libenter quidem.— With minime, emphasizing the negation, by no means, assuredly not: S. quid? totum domum num quis alter, praeter te, regit? L. minime vero. —In expostulation, but, though, however: minue vero iram, T.—In a climax, even, indeed: neque solum in tantis rebus, sed etiam in mediocribus studiis, vel vero etiam negotiis contemnendum: neque vero id satis habuit, N.—As adversative particle, but in fact, but indeed, however (always after one or more words of the clause): ne T. quidem Postumius contemnendus in dicendo: de re p. vero non minus vehemens orator, quam bellator fuit: non vero tam isti (sc. mortui sunt) quam tu ipse, nugator.—In transitions, now, but, however: age vero ceteris in rebus quali sit temperantiā, considerate: quod vero dicere ausus es, in eo . . errasti.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*weh₁ros
- Proto-Italic*wēros
- Latinvērō
Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin vērō From vērus + -ō (adverb-forming suffix).