Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 287.caueō on page 287
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cavēre to beware
cavēre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to beware.
Definitions for cavēre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
beware, avoid
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(intr.) To take precautions, be on one's guard, beware. (b) (imp.) ~e, beware! take care! (c) (in fencing, wrestling, etc.) to take avoiding or defensive action.
- 2
(w. acc.) To guard against, beware of (danger, trouble, etc.). (b) to be on one's guard against, beware of (a person, or animal). (c) to take precautions against so as to prevent.
- 3
(a) (w. abl. or dat., ab, cum) To be on one's guard (against). (b) (w. ne, etc.) to guard against (an event) take care (that..not..); (also w. ut) to take care (that).
- 4
(colloq.) ~e, ~ete, ~eto, beware of, refrain from (doing, saying, etc.), mind you don't —, don't —. (b) (in moods other than imp.).
- 5
(w. dat.) To take precautions (in the interests of), look out (for), see (to).
Sentences with cavēre
Latin to English
Cavē, Sexte!Compare Be careful, Sextus!
Subitō exclāmāvit ūnus ex adstantibus, "Cavēte, Omnēs!Compare Suddenly one of (those) standing near shouted, "Watch out, everyone!"
Caveo, ne etiam in gravis inimicitia converto sui amicitia.Compare Care must be taken lest friendships turn into bitter enmities.
Caveo semper, ne quis in res asper aut inhumanus sum videor.Compare You will always have to take care lest you should appear to have been too rough or unfeeling in any matter.
Conjugation table for cavēre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| caveō cavēs cavet cavēmus cavētis cavent | cavēbam cavēbās cavēbat cavēbāmus cavēbātis cavēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cāvī cāvistī cāvit cāvimus cāvistis cāvērunt / cāvēre | cāveram cāverās cāverat cāverāmus cāverātis cāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cavēbō cavēbis cavēbit cavēbimus cavēbitis cavēbunt | cāverō cāveris cāverit cāverimus cāveritis cāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| caveam caveās caveat caveāmus caveātis caveant | cavērem cavērēs cavēret cavērēmus cavērētis cavērent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cāverim cāveris cāverit cāverimus cāveritis cāverint | cāvissem cāvissēs cāvisset cāvissēmus cāvissētis cāvissent |
Infinitive present cavēre Infinitive perfect cāvisse Infinitive future cautūrum esse | Imperative present cavē cavēte Imperative future cavētō cavētō cavētōte caventō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| caveor cavēris cavētur cavēmur cavēminī caventur | cavēbar cavēbāris / cavēbāre cavēbātur cavēbāmur cavēbāminī cavēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cautus sum cautus es cautus est cautī sumus cautī estis cautī sunt | cautus eram cautus erās cautus erat cautī erāmus cautī erātis cautī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cavēbor cavēberis / cavēbere cavēbitur cavēbimur cavēbiminī cavēbuntur | cautus erō cautus eris cautus erit cautī erimus cautī eritis cautī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cavear caveāris / caveāre caveātur caveāmur caveāminī caveantur | cavērer cavērēris / cavērēre cavērētur cavērēmur cavērēminī cavērentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cautus sim cautus sīs cautus sit cautī sīmus cautī sītis cautī sint | cautus essem cautus essēs cautus esset cautī essēmus cautī essētis cautī essent |
Infinitive present cavērī Infinitive perfect cautum esse Infinitive future cautum īrī | Imperative present cavēre cavēminī Imperative future cavētor cavētor - caventor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | cavēns | caventēs |
| Gen. | caventis | caventium |
| Dat. | caventī | caventibus |
| Acc. | caventem | caventēs |
| Abl. | cavente | caventibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | cautūrus | cautūrī |
| Gen. | cautūrī | cautūrōrum |
| Dat. | cautūrō | cautūrīs |
| Acc. | cautūrum | cautūrōs |
| Abl. | cautūrō | cautūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | cautus | cautī |
| Gen. | cautī | cautōrum |
| Dat. | cautō | cautīs |
| Acc. | cautum | cautōs |
| Abl. | cautō | cautīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | cavendus | cavendī |
| Gen. | cavendī | cavendōrum |
| Dat. | cavendō | cavendīs |
| Acc. | cavendum | cavendōs |
| Abl. | cavendō | cavendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | cavēre | cautum |
| Gen. | cavendī | cautū |
| Dat. | cavendō | |
| Acc. | cavendum | |
| Abl. | cavendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 473.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 287.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "caveō, cavēre, cāvī, cautum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/caveo-cavere-cavi-cautum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 473.on page 473
