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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tewH- ("to look favourably, protect, observe")

Verb

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tueō (present infinitive tuēre, supine tūtum); second conjugation, no perfect stem

  1. to care for, guard, protect, support
    Synonyms: dēfensō, dēfendō, prōtegō, sustineō, adsum, ēripiō, servō, salvō, cūstōdiō, teneō, sospitō
    Antonyms: objectō, īnstō, immineō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of tueō (second conjugation, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tueō tuēs tuet tuēmus tuētis tuent
imperfect tuēbam tuēbās tuēbat tuēbāmus tuēbātis tuēbant
future tuēbō tuēbis tuēbit tuēbimus tuēbitis tuēbunt
passive present tueor tuēris,
tuēre
tuētur tuēmur tuēminī tuentur
imperfect tuēbar tuēbāris,
tuēbāre
tuēbātur tuēbāmur tuēbāminī tuēbantur
future tuēbor tuēberis,
tuēbere
tuēbitur tuēbimur tuēbiminī tuēbuntur
perfect tūtus or tuitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect tūtus or tuitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect tūtus or tuitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tueam tueās tueat tueāmus tueātis tueant
imperfect tuērem tuērēs tuēret tuērēmus tuērētis tuērent
passive present tuear tueāris,
tueāre
tueātur tueāmur tueāminī tueantur
imperfect tuērer tuērēris,
tuērēre
tuērētur tuērēmur tuērēminī tuērentur
perfect tūtus or tuitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect tūtus or tuitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tuē tuēte
future tuētō tuētō tuētōte tuentō
passive present tuēre tuēminī
future tuētor tuētor tuentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives tuēre tūtūrum esse,
tuitūrum esse
tuērī tūtum esse,
tuitum esse
tūtum īrī,
tuitum īrī
participles tuēns tūtūrus,
tuitūrus
tūtus,
tuitus
tuendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
tuendī tuendō tuendum tuendō tūtum,
tuitum
tūtū,
tuitū