Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1941.timeō on page 1941
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timēre to fear
timēre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to fear.
Definitions for timēre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to fear, to be afraid of, be afraid
English derivatives:
timid timorous intimidate
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(intr.) To experience fear, be afraid. (b) (w.dat.) to be afraid (on behalf of, for, or in respect of, a person of thing); (sim., w. de, pro). (c) (w. ab, unde) to fear, harm. etc., (from).
- 2
(w. acc.) To be afraid of, fear (N.B.: some exx. w. neut. pron. may be taken as internal acc.). (b) (w. dat. of person or thing affected; also w. de, pro). (c) (w. source expr.). (d) to have cause to fear, be at risk from.
- 3
(w. ne+subj., in origin an indirect wish) To be afraid (that something will happen, has happened, etc.); (sim., w. ne..non) to be afraid (that something will not happen, etc.); (w. ut, prob. orig. an indirect qu.) to have misgivings )how something will be possible, i.e. to be afraid that it may not). (b) (w. indir. qu.). (c) (w. acc. and inf.).
- 4
(w. inf.) To be afraid (to). (b) (freq. w. pass. inf.) to be afraid (of experiencing something).
Sentences with timēre
Latin to English
Timeō idem perīculum quod timētis.Compare I fear the same danger which you fear.
Patrēs fīliōs suōs saepe timēbant—et nunc multum timōris habent.Compare Fathers often used to fear their own sons—and now they have much (of) fear.
Tū mē hortāris ut sim animō magnō et spem salūtis habeam, sed timeō nē sim īnfīrmior.Compare You urge me to be of great courage and to have hope of safety, but I fear that I may be too weak.
Hīs rēbus audītīs, coepit timēre.Compare When (since, after, etc., depending on the context) he had heard these things, he began to be afraid.
Eō imperium tenente, ēventum timeō.Compare With him holding the power, I fear the outcome.
Nōlī timēre nē omnēs virī et fēminae magnōrum animōrum Rōmā discēdant.Compare Do not fear that all the men and women of great courage will depart from Rome.
Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs er dōna ferentēs. (Vergil, Aeneid II.49)Compare Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even bearing gifts.
Victor timere quid potest? Quod non timet.Compare What can a victor fear? What he doth not fear.
Conjugation table for timēre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| timeō timēs timet timēmus timētis timent | timēbam timēbās timēbat timēbāmus timēbātis timēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| timuī timuistī timuit timuimus timuistis timuērunt / timuēre | timueram timuerās timuerat timuerāmus timuerātis timuerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| timēbō timēbis timēbit timēbimus timēbitis timēbunt | timuerō timueris timuerit timuerimus timueritis timuerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| timeam timeās timeat timeāmus timeātis timeant | timērem timērēs timēret timērēmus timērētis timērent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| timuerim timueris timuerit timuerimus timueritis timuerint | timuissem timuissēs timuisset timuissēmus timuissētis timuissent |
Infinitive present timēre Infinitive perfect timuisse Infinitive future - | Imperative present timē timēte Imperative future timētō timētō timētōte timentō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| timeor timēris timētur timēmur timēminī timentur | timēbar timēbāris / timēbāre timēbātur timēbāmur timēbāminī timēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| timēbor timēberis / timēbere timēbitur timēbimur timēbiminī timēbuntur | - - - - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| timear timeāris / timeāre timeātur timeāmur timeāminī timeantur | timērer timērēris / timērēre timērētur timērēmur timērēminī timērentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
Infinitive present timērī Infinitive perfect - Infinitive future - | Imperative present timēre timēminī Imperative future timētor timētor - timentor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | timēns | timentēs |
| Gen. | timentis | timentium |
| Dat. | timentī | timentibus |
| Acc. | timentem | timentēs |
| Abl. | timente | timentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | timendus | timendī |
| Gen. | timendī | timendōrum |
| Dat. | timendō | timendīs |
| Acc. | timendum | timendōs |
| Abl. | timendō | timendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | timēre | - |
| Gen. | timendī | - |
| Dat. | timendō | |
| Acc. | timendum | |
| Abl. | timendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 100.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1941.
- 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.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "timeō, timēre, timuī (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 25, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/timeo-timere-timui.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 100.timeō, timēre, timuī on page 100
