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vītāre to avoid
vītāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to avoid.
Definitions for vītāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to avoid, shun
- 2
not to be confused with vīvō
English derivatives:
inevitable
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To move out of the way of, avoid, dodge (weapons, missiles, etc.). (b) to avoid exposure to (weather, storms, etc.). (c) to avoid (adverse or hostile actions, influences, etc.). (d) to avoid (obligations, demands).
- 2
To keep out of the way of, avoid (a person; also, other creatures). (b) to avoid the use of or association with (things).
- 3
To avoid going to, keep clear of (places, etc.). (b) to avoid (a time or occasion, for doing something).
- 4
To steer clear of, avoid, shun (a course of action). (b) (a situation, result, etc.).
Sentences with vītāre
Latin to English
Quibusdam librīs sapientissimīs lēctīs, illa vitia turpiōra vītāvimus.Compare After certain very wise books had been read, we avoided those baser faults.
Nisi īram vītārētis, multōs amīcōs āmitterētis.Compare If you were not avoiding anger, you would be losing many friends.
Tam dūrus est ut eum vītem.Compare He is so harsh that I avoid him.
Ad hoc sacramentum adacti sumus, ferre mortalia nec perturbari iis, quae vitare non est nostrae potestatis. In regno nati sumus; deo parere libertas est. [De vita beata, XV, 7]Compare This is the sacred obligation by which we are bound - to submit to the human lot and not to be disquieted by those things which we have the power to avoid. We have been born under a monarchy; to obey God is freedom.
Multus adnatans navis, incertus prae tenebrae, quis aut peto aut vito, foede intereo.Compare Many swimming up to the ships, it being uncertain on account of the darkness what they should seek or what to avoid, met a cruel death.
Conjugation table for vītāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| vītō vītās vītat vītāmus vītātis vītant | vītābam vītābās vītābat vītābāmus vītābātis vītābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| vītāvī vītāvistī vītāvit vītāvimus vītāvistis vītāvērunt / vītāvēre | vītāveram vītāverās vītāverat vītāverāmus vītāverātis vītāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| vītābō vītābis vītābit vītābimus vītābitis vītābunt | vītāverō vītāveris vītāverit vītāverimus vītāveritis vītāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| vītem vītēs vītet vītēmus vītētis vītent | vītārem vītārēs vītāret vītārēmus vītārētis vītārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| vītāverim vītāveris vītāverit vītāverimus vītāveritis vītāverint | vītāvissem vītāvissēs vītāvisset vītāvissēmus vītāvissētis vītāvissent |
Infinitive present vītāre Infinitive perfect vītāvisse Infinitive future vītātūrum esse | Imperative present vītā vītāte Imperative future vītātō vītātō vītātōte vītantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| vītor vītāris vītātur vītāmur vītāminī vītantur | vītābar vītābāris / vītābāre vītābātur vītābāmur vītābāminī vītābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| vītātus sum vītātus es vītātus est vītātī sumus vītātī estis vītātī sunt | vītātus eram vītātus erās vītātus erat vītātī erāmus vītātī erātis vītātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| vītābor vītāberis / vītābere vītābitur vītābimur vītābiminī vītābuntur | vītātus erō vītātus eris vītātus erit vītātī erimus vītātī eritis vītātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| vīter vītēris / vītēre vītētur vītēmur vītēminī vītentur | vītārer vītārēris / vītārēre vītārētur vītārēmur vītārēminī vītārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| vītātus sim vītātus sīs vītātus sit vītātī sīmus vītātī sītis vītātī sint | vītātus essem vītātus essēs vītātus esset vītātī essēmus vītātī essētis vītātī essent |
Infinitive present vītārī Infinitive perfect vītātum esse Infinitive future vītātum īrī | Imperative present vītāre vītāminī Imperative future vītātor vītātor - vītāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | vītāns | vītantēs |
| Gen. | vītantis | vītantium |
| Dat. | vītantī | vītantibus |
| Acc. | vītantem | vītantēs |
| Abl. | vītante | vītantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | vītātūrus | vītātūrī |
| Gen. | vītātūrī | vītātūrōrum |
| Dat. | vītātūrō | vītātūrīs |
| Acc. | vītātūrum | vītātūrōs |
| Abl. | vītātūrō | vītātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | vītātus | vītātī |
| Gen. | vītātī | vītātōrum |
| Dat. | vītātō | vītātīs |
| Acc. | vītātum | vītātōs |
| Abl. | vītātō | vītātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | vītandus | vītandī |
| Gen. | vītandī | vītandōrum |
| Dat. | vītandō | vītandīs |
| Acc. | vītandum | vītandōs |
| Abl. | vītandō | vītandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | vītāre | vītātum |
| Gen. | vītandī | vītātū |
| Dat. | vītandō | |
| Acc. | vītandum | |
| Abl. | vītandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 93.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2080.
- 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): 126.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "vītō, vītāre, vītāvī, vītātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/vito-vitare-vitavi-vitatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 93.vītō, vītāre, vītāvī, vītātum on page 93
