egeō, egēre, eguī

Definitions for egēre

Wheelock's Latin

Verb

1
+abl. or gen., to need, lack, want
2
do not confuse with ēgī, from agō
English derivatives:
indigence indigent

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Verb

1
To need, want, require. (b) (opp. to opus esse) to feel a need for.
2
To find oneself in need of and without. (b) to feel the absence of. (c) (absol.) to lack the necessities of life (esp. money).
3
(esp. in pres. pple., often w. inanim. subj.) To be without or devoid of, lack. (b) (pregn.) to do without, dispense with (in quot., ellipt.).

Sentences with egēre

Latin to English

Hominis est enim adfici dolore, sentire, resistere tamen et solacia admittere, non solaciis non egere.Compare For it is the very essence of human nature to feel those impressions of sorrow, which it yet endeavors to resist, and to admit, not to be above, consolation.

Neque confirmatio noster egeo virtus tuus.Compare Neither did your virtue need to be strengthened by me.

Auxilium satis superque habeo; sed qui multus sum, multus res egeo.Compare I have enough and too many allies; but the more numerous we are, the more things shall we require.

Conjugation table for egēre

Cactus2000

ACTIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
egeō egēs eget egēmus egētis egent	egēbam egēbās egēbat egēbāmus egēbātis egēbant
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
eguī eguistī eguit eguimus eguistis eguērunt / eguēre	egueram eguerās eguerat eguerāmus eguerātis eguerant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
egēbō egēbis egēbit egēbimus egēbitis egēbunt	eguerō egueris eguerit eguerimus egueritis eguerint
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
egeam egeās egeat egeāmus egeātis egeant	egērem egērēs egēret egērēmus egērētis egērent
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
eguerim egueris eguerit eguerimus egueritis eguerint	eguissem eguissēs eguisset eguissēmus eguissētis eguissent
Infinitive present egēre Infinitive perfect eguisse Infinitive future -	Imperative present egē egēte Imperative future egētō egētō egētōte egentō

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
	egēns	egentēs
	egēns	egentēs
	egēns	egentēs
	egēns	egentēs
	egēns	egentēs
	Participle future active
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	Participle perfect passive
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	-	-
	Gerundive
	egendus	egendī
	egendus	egendī
	egendus	egendī
	egendus	egendī
	egendus	egendī
	Gerund	Supine
	egēre	-
	egēre	-
	egēre
	egēre
	egēre

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
Nom.	egēns	egentēs
Gen.	egentis	egentium
Dat.	egentī	egentibus
Acc.	egentem	egentēs
Abl.	egente	egentibus
	Participle future active
Nom.	-	-
Gen.	-	-
Dat.	-	-
Acc.	-	-
Abl.	-	-
	Participle perfect passive
Nom.	-	-
Gen.	-	-
Dat.	-	-
Acc.	-	-
Abl.	-	-
	Gerundive
Nom.	egendus	egendī
Gen.	egendī	egendōrum
Dat.	egendō	egendīs
Acc.	egendum	egendōs
Abl.	egendō	egendīs
	Gerund	Supine
Nom.	egēre	-
Gen.	egendī	-
Dat.	egendō
Acc.	egendum
Abl.	egendō

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 190.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 594.
Word frequencies
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. "egeō, egēre, eguī (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 20, 2023. Accessed November 23, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/egeo-egere-egui.