bibō, bibere, bibī

Definitions for bibere

Wheelock's Latin

Verb

1
to drink
English derivatives:
bib bibulous imbibe wine-bibber beverage

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Verb

1
To drink (a liquid). (b) (w. poculum, etc. as obj.). (c) (poet., of weapons). (d) to toast (a name, by drinking once for each letter).
2
(intr.) To drink, have a drink. (b) (w. source indicated). (c) dare ~ere or ~at and sim., to give to drink.
3
(int.) To drink intoxicating liquor, tipple.
4
(poet.) To drink of (rivers, etc.), i.e. to live in or visit their neighbourhood.
5
(med.) To take, drink as medicine.

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Conjugation table for bibere

Cactus2000

ACTIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
bibō bibis bibit bibimus bibitis bibunt	bibēbam bibēbās bibēbat bibēbāmus bibēbātis bibēbant
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
bibī bibistī bibit bibimus bibistis bibērunt / bibēre	biberam biberās biberat biberāmus biberātis biberant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
bibam bibēs bibet bibēmus bibētis bibent	biberō biberis biberit biberimus biberitis biberint
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
bibam bibās bibat bibāmus bibātis bibant	biberem biberēs biberet biberēmus biberētis biberent
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
biberim biberis biberit biberimus biberitis biberint	bibissem bibissēs bibisset bibissēmus bibissētis bibissent
Infinitive present bibere Infinitive perfect bibisse Infinitive future pōtūrum esse	Imperative present bibe bibite Imperative future bibitō bibitō bibitōte bibuntō

PASSIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
bibor biberis bibitur bibimur bibiminī bibuntur	bibēbar bibēbāris / bibēbāre bibēbātur bibēbāmur bibēbāminī bibēbantur
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
pōtus sum pōtus es pōtus est pōtī sumus pōtī estis pōtī sunt	pōtus eram pōtus erās pōtus erat pōtī erāmus pōtī erātis pōtī erant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
bibar bibēris / bibēre bibētur bibēmur bibēminī bibentur	pōtus erō pōtus eris pōtus erit pōtī erimus pōtī eritis pōtī erunt
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
bibar bibāris / bibāre bibātur bibāmur bibāminī bibantur	biberer biberēris / biberēre biberētur biberēmur biberēminī biberentur
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
pōtus sim pōtus sīs pōtus sit pōtī sīmus pōtī sītis pōtī sint	pōtus essem pōtus essēs pōtus esset pōtī essēmus pōtī essētis pōtī essent
Infinitive present bibī Infinitive perfect pōtum esse Infinitive future pōtum īrī	Imperative present bibere bibiminī Imperative future bibitor bibitor - bibuntor

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
Nom.	bibēns	bibentēs
Gen.	bibentis	bibentium
Dat.	bibentī	bibentibus
Acc.	bibentem	bibentēs
Abl.	bibente	bibentibus
	Participle future active
Nom.	pōtūrus	pōtūrī
Gen.	pōtūrī	pōtūrōrum
Dat.	pōtūrō	pōtūrīs
Acc.	pōtūrum	pōtūrōs
Abl.	pōtūrō	pōtūrīs
	Participle perfect passive
Nom.	pōtus	pōtī
Gen.	pōtī	pōtōrum
Dat.	pōtō	pōtīs
Acc.	pōtum	pōtōs
Abl.	pōtō	pōtīs
	Gerundive
Nom.	bibendus	bibendī
Gen.	bibendī	bibendōrum
Dat.	bibendō	bibendīs
Acc.	bibendum	bibendōs
Abl.	bibendō	bibendīs
	Gerund	Supine
Nom.	bibere	pōtum
Gen.	bibendī	pōtū
Dat.	bibendō
Acc.	bibendum
Abl.	bibendō

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 206.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 232.
Word frequencies
Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119-219.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "bibō, bibere, bibī (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified July 2, 2023. Accessed July 13, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/bibo-bibere-bibi-potum.