Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1106.metuō on page 1106
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metuere to fear
metuere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to fear.
Definitions for metuere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to fear, dread, be afraid for + dat.
English derivatives:
meticulous
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To regard with fear, be afraid of (a person or thing). (b) (w. inf.) to be afraid (to). (c) (of things) to be in danger from, have cause to fear. (d) (in good sense) to stand in awe of, reverence (gods. etc.).
- 2
To view with alarm (a future contingency), fear, apprehend. (b) (w. ne). (c) (w. ne non or ut). (d) (in neg. context, w. quin). (e) (w. acc. and inf.). (f) (w. inf.). (g) (w. indir. qu.).
- 3
(ellipt. or absol.) To be afraid or apprehensive. (b) (w. dat. or pro) to be afraid (for). (c) (w. ab) to fear danger (from).
Sentences with metuere
Latin to English
Quid est quod virī plūs metuant quam tyrannum?Compare What is there which mean fear more than a tyrant?
Metuō nē iam interclūdāmur.Compare I am afraid that we may be cut off already.
Oderint dum metuant. [Atreus]Compare Let them hate me, just as long as they fear me.
Quem metuunt oderunt, quem quisque odit periise expetit.Compare Whom men fear, they hate; whom a man hates he wishes dead.
Metuo scilicet, ne indico; ne dolor perfero non possum.Compare He was afraid, no doubt, lest they should make disclosures, lest they should not be able to bear the pain of torture.
Conjugation table for metuere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| metuō metuis metuit metuimus metuitis metuunt | metuēbam metuēbās metuēbat metuēbāmus metuēbātis metuēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| metuī metuistī metuit metuimus metuistis metuērunt / metuēre | metueram metuerās metuerat metuerāmus metuerātis metuerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| metuam metuēs metuet metuēmus metuētis metuent | metuerō metueris metuerit metuerimus metueritis metuerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| metuam metuās metuat metuāmus metuātis metuant | metuerem metuerēs metueret metuerēmus metuerētis metuerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| metuerim metueris metuerit metuerimus metueritis metuerint | metuissem metuissēs metuisset metuissēmus metuissētis metuissent |
Infinitive present metuere Infinitive perfect metuisse Infinitive future metūtūrum esse | Imperative present metue metuite Imperative future metuitō metuitō metuitōte metuuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| metuor metueris metuitur metuimur metuiminī metuuntur | metuēbar metuēbāris / metuēbāre metuēbātur metuēbāmur metuēbāminī metuēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| metūtus sum metūtus es metūtus est metūtī sumus metūtī estis metūtī sunt | metūtus eram metūtus erās metūtus erat metūtī erāmus metūtī erātis metūtī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| metuar metuēris / metuēre metuētur metuēmur metuēminī metuentur | metūtus erō metūtus eris metūtus erit metūtī erimus metūtī eritis metūtī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| metuar metuāris / metuāre metuātur metuāmur metuāminī metuantur | metuerer metuerēris / metuerēre metuerētur metuerēmur metuerēminī metuerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| metūtus sim metūtus sīs metūtus sit metūtī sīmus metūtī sītis metūtī sint | metūtus essem metūtus essēs metūtus esset metūtī essēmus metūtī essētis metūtī essent |
Infinitive present metuī Infinitive perfect metūtum esse Infinitive future metūtum īrī | Imperative present metuere metuiminī Imperative future metuitor metuitor - metuuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | metuēns | metuentēs |
| Gen. | metuentis | metuentium |
| Dat. | metuentī | metuentibus |
| Acc. | metuentem | metuentēs |
| Abl. | metuente | metuentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | metūtūrus | metūtūrī |
| Gen. | metūtūrī | metūtūrōrum |
| Dat. | metūtūrō | metūtūrīs |
| Acc. | metūtūrum | metūtūrōs |
| Abl. | metūtūrō | metūtūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | metūtus | metūtī |
| Gen. | metūtī | metūtōrum |
| Dat. | metūtō | metūtīs |
| Acc. | metūtum | metūtōs |
| Abl. | metūtō | metūtīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | metuendus | metuendī |
| Gen. | metuendī | metuendōrum |
| Dat. | metuendō | metuendīs |
| Acc. | metuendum | metuendōs |
| Abl. | metuendō | metuendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | metuere | metūtum |
| Gen. | metuendī | metūtū |
| Dat. | metuendō | |
| Acc. | metuendum | |
| Abl. | metuendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 272.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1106.
- 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): 123.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "metuō, metuere, metuī (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 23, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/metuo-metuere-metui-metutum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 272.metuō, metuere, metuī on page 272
