Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ tueor (look at; guard).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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contueor (present infinitive contuērī, perfect active contuitus sum); second conjugation, deponent

  1. to look or gaze upon, behold, see, view, survey
  2. to ponder, weigh, contemplate
  3. to preserve (carefully), take care of, see to, tend, look after

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of contueor (second conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contueor contuēris,
contuēre
contuētur contuēmur contuēminī contuentur
imperfect contuēbar contuēbāris,
contuēbāre
contuēbātur contuēbāmur contuēbāminī contuēbantur
future contuēbor contuēberis,
contuēbere
contuēbitur contuēbimur contuēbiminī contuēbuntur
perfect contuitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect contuitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect contuitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contuear contueāris,
contueāre
contueātur contueāmur contueāminī contueantur
imperfect contuērer contuērēris,
contuērēre
contuērētur contuērēmur contuērēminī contuērentur
perfect contuitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect contuitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contuēre contuēminī
future contuētor contuētor contuentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives contuērī contuitum esse contuitūrum esse
participles contuēns contuitus contuitūrus contuendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
contuendī contuendō contuendum contuendō contuitum contuitū

Derived terms

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References

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  • contueor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • contueor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • contueor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.