assequor
Latin edit
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Etymology edit
From ad- + sequor (“follow”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.se.kʷor/, [ˈäs̠ːɛkʷɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.se.kwor/, [ˈäsːekwor]
Verb edit
assequor (present infinitive assequī, perfect active assecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after
- to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up
- to gain, obtain, procure; achieve
- to attain to someone in any quality; equal, rival, match
- to comprehend, understand
Conjugation edit
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References edit
- “assequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- assequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem
- to conjecture: coniectura assequi, consequi, aliquid coniectura colligere
- as far as I can guess: quantum ego coniectura assequor, auguror
- to carry out one's plan: propositum assequi, peragere
- to reach the highest grade of office: amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipisci
- to overtake the enemy: hostes assequi, consequi
- to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem