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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ petō (seek).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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appetō (present infinitive appetere, perfect active appetīvī or appetiī, supine appetītum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to strive for, reach after (something), try to get
    Synonyms: lūctor, ēlabōrō, cōnor, certō, cōnītor, ēnītor, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, circumspiciō, contendō, adnītor, īnsequor, labōrō, pugnō, mōlior, perīclitor, nītor, spectō
  2. (transitive) to attack, fall or seize upon, assault, assail
    Synonyms: irrumpō, impetō, aggredior, accēdō, adorior, incidō, oppugnō, incurrō, concurrō, petō, accurrō, occurrō, incēdō, intrō, excurrō, īnstō, invādō, adeō, arripiō, inruō, assiliō, opprimō, incessō, invehō, lacessō
    Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō
  3. (intransitive) to approach, draw nigh to, be at hand
  4. (figuratively) to desire eagerly, long for, covet; have an appetite for
    Synonyms: requīrō, quaerō, affectō, cupiō, studeō, concupiō, indigeō, sitiō, petō, expetō, spectō, aveō, voveō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of appetō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present appetō appetis appetit appetimus appetitis appetunt
imperfect appetēbam appetēbās appetēbat appetēbāmus appetēbātis appetēbant
future appetam appetēs appetet appetēmus appetētis appetent
perfect appetīvī,
appetiī
appetīvistī,
appetiistī
appetīvit,
appetiit
appetīvimus,
appetiimus
appetīvistis,
appetiistis
appetīvērunt,
appetīvēre,
appetiērunt,
appetiēre
pluperfect appetīveram,
appetieram
appetīverās,
appetierās
appetīverat,
appetierat
appetīverāmus,
appetierāmus
appetīverātis,
appetierātis
appetīverant,
appetierant
future perfect appetīverō,
appetierō
appetīveris,
appetieris
appetīverit,
appetierit
appetīverimus,
appetierimus
appetīveritis,
appetieritis
appetīverint,
appetierint
passive present appetor appeteris,
appetere
appetitur appetimur appetiminī appetuntur
imperfect appetēbar appetēbāris,
appetēbāre
appetēbātur appetēbāmur appetēbāminī appetēbantur
future appetar appetēris,
appetēre
appetētur appetēmur appetēminī appetentur
perfect appetītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect appetītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect appetītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present appetam appetās appetat appetāmus appetātis appetant
imperfect appeterem appeterēs appeteret appeterēmus appeterētis appeterent
perfect appetīverim,
appetierim
appetīverīs,
appetierīs
appetīverit,
appetierit
appetīverīmus,
appetierīmus
appetīverītis,
appetierītis
appetīverint,
appetierint
pluperfect appetīvissem,
appetiissem
appetīvissēs,
appetiissēs
appetīvisset,
appetiisset
appetīvissēmus,
appetiissēmus
appetīvissētis,
appetiissētis
appetīvissent,
appetiissent
passive present appetar appetāris,
appetāre
appetātur appetāmur appetāminī appetantur
imperfect appeterer appeterēris,
appeterēre
appeterētur appeterēmur appeterēminī appeterentur
perfect appetītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect appetītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present appete appetite
future appetitō appetitō appetitōte appetuntō
passive present appetere appetiminī
future appetitor appetitor appetuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives appetere appetīvisse,
appetiisse
appetītūrum esse appetī appetītum esse appetītum īrī
participles appetēns appetītūrus appetītus appetendus,
appetundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
appetendī appetendō appetendum appetendō appetītum appetītū

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References

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  • appeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • appeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • appeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • spring is approaching: ver appetit
    • to court a person's friendship: amicitiam alicuius appetere
    • to aspire to the sovereignty: regnum appetere (B. G. 7. 4)