Oxford Latin Dictionary
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valēre to be strong
valēre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to be strong.
Definitions for valēre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to be strong, have power, be well
English derivatives:
valid invalidate prevail prevalent valedictory
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(of persons, parts of the body, etc.) To be physically powerful, have strength. (b) to have sufficient strength (for a task); (esp. w. inf.) to be strong enough (to). (c) (of plants) to be vigorous or robust; (of material objects) to be tough or stout.
- 2
To be in sound health, be well. (In greetings, perh. w. implication of general well-being.) (b) (w. advs.) to be in (good, bad, etc.) health. (c) (as a formula at the beginning of letters). (d) (in asseverations).
- 3
~e (~eas, etc.), goodbye! (b) (at the close of a letter). (c) (in taking leave of the dead). (d) (as a formula of scornful dismissal to persons or things; sim. in third pers. const.). (e) (w. acc.), (w. dat.), to bid goodbye.
- 4
(of natural agencies and other inanim. things) To have force or power. (b) (of drugs, remedies, or sim.) to be potent.
- 5
To possess, or have predominance in, military or political power, resources, etc. (b) (transf., w. abl.) to be formidably superior (by reason of a quality, gift, or sim.). (c) (w. abl., in+abl.) to be highly proficient (in a field). (d) (of an opinion, practice, or other abst. thing) to have the upper hand, prevail.
Sentences with valēre
Latin to English
Sī valet, valeō.Compare If he is well, I am well.
Sine fāmā et fortūnā patria nōn valet.Compare A country is not strong without fame and fortune.
Sine philosophiā nōn valēmus.Compare We are not strong without philosophy.
In multīs cīvitātibus terrīsque pāx nōn poterat valēre.Compare In many states and lands peace could not be strong.
Amor patriae in cīvitāte nostrā valēbat.Compare Love of country was strong in our state.
Hic civitas longe plurimum totus Gallia valeo.Compare This state is by far the most powerful of all Gaul.
Hostis primus impetus non fero; tantum seu memoria prior clades, seu praesens terror valeo.Compare The enemy did not sustain the first charge; so powerful was either their memory of former defeats, or their present fear.
Conjugation table for valēre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| valeō valēs valet valēmus valētis valent | valēbam valēbās valēbat valēbāmus valēbātis valēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| valuī valuistī valuit valuimus valuistis valuērunt / valuēre | valueram valuerās valuerat valuerāmus valuerātis valuerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| valēbō valēbis valēbit valēbimus valēbitis valēbunt | valuerō valueris valuerit valuerimus valueritis valuerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| valeam valeās valeat valeāmus valeātis valeant | valērem valērēs valēret valērēmus valērētis valērent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| valuerim valueris valuerit valuerimus valueritis valuerint | valuissem valuissēs valuisset valuissēmus valuissētis valuissent |
Infinitive present valēre Infinitive perfect valuisse Infinitive future valitūrum esse | Imperative present valē valēte Imperative future valētō valētō valētōte valentō |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| - - valētur - - - | - - valēbātur - - - |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| - - valēbitur - - - | - - - - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| - - valeātur - - - | - - valērētur - - - |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
Infinitive present valērī Infinitive perfect - Infinitive future - | Imperative present - - Imperative future - valētō - - |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | valēns | valentēs |
| Gen. | valentis | valentium |
| Dat. | valentī | valentibus |
| Acc. | valentem | valentēs |
| Abl. | valente | valentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | valitūrus | valitūrī |
| Gen. | valitūrī | valitūrōrum |
| Dat. | valitūrō | valitūrīs |
| Acc. | valitūrum | valitūrōs |
| Abl. | valitūrō | valitūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | valendus | valendī |
| Gen. | valendī | valendōrum |
| Dat. | valendō | valendīs |
| Acc. | valendum | valendōs |
| Abl. | valendō | valendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | valēre | - |
| Gen. | valendī | - |
| Dat. | valendō | |
| Acc. | valendum | |
| Abl. | valendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 6.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2006.
- 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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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. "valeō, valēre, valuī, valitūrum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/valeo-valere-valui-valiturum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6.valeō, valēre, valuī, valitūrum on page 6
