Latin edit

Etymology edit

From con- +‎ gradior (step, walk).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

congredior (present infinitive congredī, perfect active congressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent

  1. to go, come or meet with someone, approach; visit, accost, address
    Synonyms: occurrō, inveniō, obeō, offendō, prōcēdō
  2. to fight, contend, engage
  3. (of advocates) to strive, struggle, contend

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of congredior (third conjugation -variant, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present congredior congrederis,
congredere
congreditur congredimur congrediminī congrediuntur
imperfect congrediēbar congrediēbāris,
congrediēbāre
congrediēbātur congrediēbāmur congrediēbāminī congrediēbantur
future congrediar congrediēris,
congrediēre
congrediētur congrediēmur congrediēminī congredientur
perfect congressus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect congressus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect congressus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present congrediar congrediāris,
congrediāre
congrediātur congrediāmur congrediāminī congrediantur
imperfect congrederer congrederēris,
congrederēre
congrederētur congrederēmur congrederēminī congrederentur
perfect congressus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect congressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present congredere congrediminī
future congreditor congreditor congrediuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives congredī congressum esse congressūrum esse
participles congrediēns congressus congressūrus congrediendus,
congrediundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
congrediendī congrediendō congrediendum congrediendō congressum congressū

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References edit

  • congredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • congredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • congredior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to meet a person by arrangement, interview him: congredi cum aliquo