placeo
Latin
Etymology
Confer the verb plācō (“I appease, I placate”)
Verb
present active placeō, present infinitive placēre, perfect active placuī, supine placitum. (impersonal verb)
- (with dative) I am pleasing or agreeable to, I please, I am welcome or acceptable, I satisfy, in a mental rather than a sensual way. Contrast with delecto I am pleasurable, which adds the connotation of sensual pleasure.
- Sibi placere.
- To be pleased with one's self.
- Videamus, si placet.
- Let us see, if she pleases.
- Ubi fabulae sunt cognitae, placitae sunt.
- Where stories are known, they are enjoyed.
- Placet mihi.
- It pleases me.
- Placet tibi.
- It pleases you.
- Si dis placet.
- If it pleases the gods.
- Placens uxor.
- A pleasing wife.
- Hostia placens Deo.
- A sacrifice pleasing God.
- Sibi placere.