eō, īre, iī, itum

Definitions for īre

Wheelock's Latin

Verb

1
to go
English derivatives:
ambition circuit noncomitant exit initial initiate initiative obituary perish preterit sedition transient transit transitive transitory many of these derive from the several compounds of eō

Oxford Latin Dictionary

Verb

1
To go, proceed, make one's way (by land, water, etc., in a direction specified or implied.). (b) (w. means of travel indicated). (c) (of ships, vehicles, etc.). (d) (w. adj. expr. direction, mode of travel, etc.). (e) (w. internal acc.). (f) to go on foot. (g) (phr.) ire redire (also w. co-ordinating conjs.), to pass to and from, come an go.
2
(of things conveyed) To be carried or brought, go; (esp. of a rumour, report, or sim. immaterial thing).
3
(of inanim things) To move, pass, go (in a specifed direction, etc.). (b) (of liquids) to run, flow. (c) (of disease, etc.) to spread (from point to point). (d) (of verse or prose) to have a specified rhythm, 'run'.
4
(emphasizing the initial movement) To be in one's way, depart, set out, etc, (b) to pass away, die. (c) (of things) to give way, collapse.
5
(in other pregnant uses): (a) (in certain contexts) To come (or have come). (b) to continue moving, advance, go or come on.

Adverb

1
To (towards, into, etc.) that place, thither, there. (b) (transf.) in that direction, to that object, result, etc. (c) (w. vbs. of adding, being added, etc.) to what has been mentioned.
2
(usu. foll. by consecutive cls.) To such a point, stage or degree; (also w. a gen.).

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Sentences with īre

Latin to English

Quis ad nōs eō tempore vēnit?Compare Who came to us at that time?

Ut saepe fassī sumus, tibi nōn licet Rōmā Athēnās īre.Compare As we have often admitted, you may not (are not permitted to) go from Rome to Athens (lit., to go is not permitted to you).

Coēgērunt eum īre.Compare They forced him to go.

Eo, et post paucus dies alius decem legatus sui cum adduco.Compare They went, and a few days afterwards brought ten other ambassador with them.

Tum septem et viginti virgo, longus indutus vestis carmen in Juno regina canens eo.Compare Then seven and twenty virgins, clad in a long robe, went singing a song in honour of Juno the queen of the gods,

Conjugation table for īre

Cactus2000

ACTIVE
Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
eō īs it īmus ītis eunt	ībam ībās ībat ībāmus ībātis ībant
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
iī / īvī īstī / īvistī iit / īvit iimus īstis iērunt / ēre	ieram ierās ierat ierāmus ierātis ierant
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
ībō ībis ībit ībimus ībitis ībunt	ierō ieris ierit ierimus ieritis ierint
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
eam eās eat eāmus eātis eant	īrem īrēs īret īrēmus īrētis īrent
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
ierim ieris ierit ierimus ieritis ierint	īssem īssēs īsset īssēmus īssētis īssent
Infinitive present īre Infinitive perfect isse / iīsse Infinitive future itūrum esse	Imperative present ī īte Imperative future ītō ītō ītōte euntō

Indicative present	Indicative imperfect
- - ītur - - -	- - ībātur - - -
Indicative perfect	Indicative pluperfect
- - itus est - - -	- - itus erat - - -
Indicative future	Indicative future perfect
- - ībitur - - -	- - itus erit - - -
Subjunctive present	Subjunctive imperfect
- - eātur - - -	- - īrētur - - -
Subjunctive perfect	Subjunctive pluperfect
- - itus sit - - -	- - itus esset - - -
Infinitive present īrī Infinitive perfect itum esse Infinitive future itum īrī	Imperative present - - Imperative future - ītō - -

	PARTICIPLE
	Participle present active
Nom.	iēns	euntēs
Gen.	euntis	euntium
Dat.	euntī	euntibus
Acc.	euntem	euntēs
Abl.	eunte	euntibus
	Participle future active
Nom.	itūrus	itūrī
Gen.	itūrī	itūrōrum
Dat.	itūrō	itūrīs
Acc.	itūrum	itūrōs
Abl.	itūrō	itūrīs
	Participle perfect passive
Nom.	itus	itī
Gen.	itī	itōrum
Dat.	itō	itīs
Acc.	itum	itōs
Abl.	itō	itīs
	Gerundive
Nom.	eundus	eundī
Gen.	eundī	eundōrum
Dat.	eundō	eundīs
Acc.	eundum	eundōs
Abl.	eundō	eundīs
	Gerund	Supine
Nom.	īre	itum
Gen.	eundī	itū
Dat.	eundō
Acc.	eundum
Abl.	eundō

Data sources

Notes

Definitions
Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 263.
P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 610.
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): 120.

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Citation

Chicago (17th ed.)

Allo Contributors. "eō, īre, iī, itum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified August 20, 2023. Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/eo-ire-ii-ivi-itum.