Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 896.īnferō on page 896
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īnferre to bring in
īnferre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to bring in.
Definitions for īnferre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
bring in, bring upon, inflict
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To carry or convey into a place. (b) (offerings or sim. into a temple). (c) (refl. or pass.) to come in, enter; so pedem (gressus, gradus) ~re.
- 2
To bring forward (esp. with hostile intent); (mil.) signa ~re, to advance, march forward (usu. to the attack). (b) (refl.) to step forward, advance (esp. in a slow or stately manner). (c) (refl. or pass.) to move forward to the attack, charge, or sim.; also pedem ~re gradum ~re.
- 3
To cause to go rapidly, impel; also, to urge to the attack. (b) (refl. or pass.) to rush in or on.
- 4
To put, throw, thrust, etc., in or on, insert, etc. (b) manus ~re (w. dat.), to lay hands (on); ignem (faces, etc.) ~re (w. dat.), to set fire (to).
- 5
To bury (a corpse), inter.
Sentences with īnferre
Latin to English
Infero signum, et vado in hostis.Compare The standards must be advanced, and we must charge the enemy.
Magnus vis eminus missus telum multum noster vulnus infero.Compare A great number of missiles, discharged from a distance were inflicting many wounds on our men.
Sto obnisus Samnites, quanquam plus accipio, quam infero, vulnus.Compare The Samnites keep their ground obstinately, although they receive more wounds than they inflict.
Ab is quadraginta patera aureus magnus pondus in curia infero.Compare Forty golden bowls of great weight were brought by them into the senate house.
Conjugation table for īnferre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| īnferō īnfers īnfert īnferimus īnfertis īnferunt | īnferēbam īnferēbās īnferēbat īnferēbāmus īnferēbātis īnferēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| intulī intulistī intulit intulimus intulistis intulērunt / intulēre | intuleram intulerās intulerat intulerāmus intulerātis intulerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| īnferam īnferēs īnferet īnferēmus īnferētis īnferent | intulerō intuleris intulerit intulerimus intuleritis intulerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| īnferam īnferās īnferat īnferāmus īnferātis īnferant | īnferrem īnferrēs īnferret īnferrēmus īnferrētis īnferrent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| intulerim intuleris intulerit intulerimus intuleritis intulerint | intulissem intulissēs intulisset intulissēmus intulissētis intulissent |
Infinitive present īnferre Infinitive perfect intulisse Infinitive future illātūrum esse | Imperative present īnfer īnferte Imperative future īnfertō īnfertō īnfertōte īnferuntō |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 478.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 896.
- 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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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "īnferō, īnferre, intulī, illātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed July 30, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/infero-inferre-intuli-illatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 478.on page 478
