Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 439.conuertō on page 439
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convertere to turn around
convertere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to turn around.
Definitions for convertere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
turn around, cause to turn
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To cause to revolve, rotate. (b) to complete (a period of time) in the course of a revolution.
- 2
To turn upside down or from one side to the other, invert; to convulse, shake. (b) (agr.) to turn over, work (the soil); also, to dig in (manure). (c) (med.) to introvert (an organ). (d) (transf.) to transpose, invert (an order or arrangement).
- 3
To turn backwards, reverse the natural direction of; (transf.) to cause (a disadvantage) to recoil (on another), retort (an argument). (b) to drive back, repulse (attackers); in fugam ~tere, to put to flight. (c) to turn about (oneself or one's horse, etc.); also, to cause to turn, march round (an army). (d) (phrs.) signa ~tere, to change front, face about; terga ~tere, to turn one's back in flight.
- 4
To direct the course of (a moving object) towards a specified goal; (refl., pass., or intr.) to betake oneself in a given direction. (b) to direct with hostile intent (a weapon against a person, etc.).
- 5
To cause (a stationary object) to face in a specified direction. (b) (pass., topog.) to face in a given direction (see also CONVERSVS). (c) to turn (one's eyes or face) towards a given object. (d) (foll. by in se, ad se) to turn (other people's glances, etc.) towards oneself, attract the notice of (persons); (also without in se).
Sentences with convertere
Latin to English
Video, Patres conscriptus, in ego omnis os atque oculus converto.Compare I see, conscript Fathers, that the faces and eyes of all are turned on me.
Caveo, ne etiam in gravis inimicitia converto sui amicitia.Compare Care must be taken lest friendships turn into bitter enmities.
Conjugation table for convertere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| convertō convertis convertit convertimus convertitis convertunt | convertēbam convertēbās convertēbat convertēbāmus convertēbātis convertēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| convertī convertistī convertit convertimus convertistis convertērunt / convertēre | converteram converterās converterat converterāmus converterātis converterant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| convertam convertēs convertet convertēmus convertētis convertent | converterō converteris converterit converterimus converteritis converterint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| convertam convertās convertat convertāmus convertātis convertant | converterem converterēs converteret converterēmus converterētis converterent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| converterim converteris converterit converterimus converteritis converterint | convertissem convertissēs convertisset convertissēmus convertissētis convertissent |
Infinitive present convertere Infinitive perfect convertisse Infinitive future conversūrum esse | Imperative present converte convertite Imperative future convertitō convertitō convertitōte convertuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| convertor converteris convertitur convertimur convertiminī convertuntur | convertēbar convertēbāris / convertēbāre convertēbātur convertēbāmur convertēbāminī convertēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| conversus sum conversus es conversus est conversī sumus conversī estis conversī sunt | conversus eram conversus erās conversus erat conversī erāmus conversī erātis conversī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| convertar convertēris / convertēre convertētur convertēmur convertēminī convertentur | conversus erō conversus eris conversus erit conversī erimus conversī eritis conversī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| convertar convertāris / convertāre convertātur convertāmur convertāminī convertantur | converterer converterēris / converterēre converterētur converterēmur converterēminī converterentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| conversus sim conversus sīs conversus sit conversī sīmus conversī sītis conversī sint | conversus essem conversus essēs conversus esset conversī essēmus conversī essētis conversī essent |
Infinitive present convertī Infinitive perfect conversum esse Infinitive future conversum īrī | Imperative present convertere convertiminī Imperative future convertitor convertitor - convertuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | convertēns | convertentēs |
| Gen. | convertentis | convertentium |
| Dat. | convertentī | convertentibus |
| Acc. | convertentem | convertentēs |
| Abl. | convertente | convertentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | conversūrus | conversūrī |
| Gen. | conversūrī | conversūrōrum |
| Dat. | conversūrō | conversūrīs |
| Acc. | conversūrum | conversūrōs |
| Abl. | conversūrō | conversūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | conversus | conversī |
| Gen. | conversī | conversōrum |
| Dat. | conversō | conversīs |
| Acc. | conversum | conversōs |
| Abl. | conversō | conversīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | convertendus | convertendī |
| Gen. | convertendī | convertendōrum |
| Dat. | convertendō | convertendīs |
| Acc. | convertendum | convertendōs |
| Abl. | convertendō | convertendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | convertere | conversum |
| Gen. | convertendī | conversū |
| Dat. | convertendō | |
| Acc. | convertendum | |
| Abl. | convertendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 474.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 439.
- 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).
- 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): 125.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "convertō, convertere, convertī, conversum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/converto-convertere-converti-conversum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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