Oxford Latin Dictionary
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vacāre to be unoccupied
vacāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to be unoccupied.
Definitions for vacāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
be free from, be unoccupied
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(of a space, surface, etc.) To be vacant, empty, or unfilled; also to present a gap or empty space. (b) (pple., of rhythmical time) not occupied by a syllable (cf. inanis, sense 8).
- 2
(of places) To be without inmates or occupants. (b) (of land or other property) to be without an owner. (c) (of an office or post) to be without an incumbent, be vacant. (d) (of a woman) to be unmarried.
- 3
(w. abl.) To be destitute or devoid (of), free (from); (sim. w. ab). (b) to be exempt (from a duty or responsibility).
- 4
(of a place, etc., usu. w. dat. of advantage) To be left free for a person's use, be available (to); (also w. dat. of purpose or ad). (b) (of time or sim.) to be free from (other occupations or engagements; (esp. w. ab; also w. dat. w. sim. force).
- 5
~at (w. inf. as subj., esp. w. dat. of person): (a) There is room or space (to); (transf.) there is scope or opportunity (to). (b) there is time or leisure (to).
Sentences with vacāre
Latin to English
Sed tanem vacare culpa magnum est solacium, praesertim cum habeam duas res, quibus me sustentem, optimarum artium scientiam et maximarum rerum gloriam; quarum altera mihi vivo numquam eripietur, alterna ne mortuo quidem.Compare However, it is a great comfort to be without guilt, the more so because I am sustained by two things: practice of the noble arts and the fame of my great deeds. The former will never be taken away from me as long as I live, and the latter not even after my death.
Certe nihil homo possum bonus sum quam vaco omnis dolor et molestia, perfruorque magnus et animus et corpus voluptas.Compare Assuredly nothing can be better for man than to be free from all pain and trouble, and to enjoy the greatest pleasures both of mind and body.
Conjugation table for vacāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| vacō vacās vacat vacāmus vacātis vacant | vacābam vacābās vacābat vacābāmus vacābātis vacābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| vacāvī vacāvistī vacāvit vacāvimus vacāvistis vacāvērunt / vacāvēre | vacāveram vacāverās vacāverat vacāverāmus vacāverātis vacāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| vacābō vacābis vacābit vacābimus vacābitis vacābunt | vacāverō vacāveris vacāverit vacāverimus vacāveritis vacāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| vacem vacēs vacet vacēmus vacētis vacent | vacārem vacārēs vacāret vacārēmus vacārētis vacārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| vacāverim vacāveris vacāverit vacāverimus vacāveritis vacāverint | vacāvissem vacāvissēs vacāvisset vacāvissēmus vacāvissētis vacāvissent |
Infinitive present vacāre Infinitive perfect vacāvisse Infinitive future vacātūrum esse | Imperative present vacā vacāte Imperative future vacātō vacātō vacātōte vacantō |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| - - vacātur - - - | - - vacābātur - - - |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - vacātus est - - - | - - vacātus erat - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| - - vacābitur - - - | - - vacātus erit - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| - - vacētur - - - | - - vacārētur - - - |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - vacātus sit - - - | - - vacātus esset - - - |
Infinitive present vacārī Infinitive perfect vacātum esse Infinitive future vacātum īrī | Imperative present - - Imperative future - vacātō - - |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | vacāns | vacantēs |
| Gen. | vacantis | vacantium |
| Dat. | vacantī | vacantibus |
| Acc. | vacantem | vacantēs |
| Abl. | vacante | vacantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | vacātūrus | vacātūrī |
| Gen. | vacātūrī | vacātūrōrum |
| Dat. | vacātūrō | vacātūrīs |
| Acc. | vacātūrum | vacātūrōs |
| Abl. | vacātūrō | vacātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | vacātus | vacātī |
| Gen. | vacātī | vacātōrum |
| Dat. | vacātō | vacātīs |
| Acc. | vacātum | vacātōs |
| Abl. | vacātō | vacātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | vacandus | vacandī |
| Gen. | vacandī | vacandōrum |
| Dat. | vacandō | vacandīs |
| Acc. | vacandum | vacandōs |
| Abl. | vacandō | vacandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | vacāre | vacātum |
| Gen. | vacandī | vacātū |
| Dat. | vacandō | |
| Acc. | vacandum | |
| Abl. | vacandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 489.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2000.
- 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): 125.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vacō, vacāre, vacāvī, vacātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vaco-vacare-vacavi-vacatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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