Latin

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ trahō (I drag).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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retrahō (present infinitive retrahere, perfect active retrāxī, supine retractum); third conjugation

  1. to draw or pull back, withdraw; call back, remove; withhold; divert
  2. to drag back, fetch back, bring back a person
  3. to draw again or anew; bring to light again, make known again

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of retrahō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retrahō retrahis retrahit retrahimus retrahitis retrahunt
imperfect retrahēbam retrahēbās retrahēbat retrahēbāmus retrahēbātis retrahēbant
future retraham retrahēs retrahet retrahēmus retrahētis retrahent
perfect retrāxī retrāxistī retrāxit retrāximus retrāxistis retrāxērunt,
retrāxēre
pluperfect retrāxeram retrāxerās retrāxerat retrāxerāmus retrāxerātis retrāxerant
future perfect retrāxerō retrāxeris retrāxerit retrāxerimus retrāxeritis retrāxerint
passive present retrahor retraheris,
retrahere
retrahitur retrahimur retrahiminī retrahuntur
imperfect retrahēbar retrahēbāris,
retrahēbāre
retrahēbātur retrahēbāmur retrahēbāminī retrahēbantur
future retrahar retrahēris,
retrahēre
retrahētur retrahēmur retrahēminī retrahentur
perfect retractus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect retractus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect retractus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retraham retrahās retrahat retrahāmus retrahātis retrahant
imperfect retraherem retraherēs retraheret retraherēmus retraherētis retraherent
perfect retrāxerim retrāxerīs retrāxerit retrāxerīmus retrāxerītis retrāxerint
pluperfect retrāxissem retrāxissēs retrāxisset retrāxissēmus retrāxissētis retrāxissent
passive present retrahar retrahāris,
retrahāre
retrahātur retrahāmur retrahāminī retrahantur
imperfect retraherer retraherēris,
retraherēre
retraherētur retraherēmur retraherēminī retraherentur
perfect retractus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect retractus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present retrahe retrahite
future retrahitō retrahitō retrahitōte retrahuntō
passive present retrahere retrahiminī
future retrahitor retrahitor retrahuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives retrahere retrāxisse retractūrum esse retrahī retractum esse retractum īrī
participles retrahēns retractūrus retractus retrahendus,
retrahundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
retrahendī retrahendō retrahendum retrahendō retractum retractū

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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