obeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ob- (towards) +‎ (go).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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obeō (present infinitive obīre, perfect active obiī or obīvī, supine obitum); irregular conjugation, irregular

  1. to go towards, go to meet
    Synonyms: congredior, occurrō, inveniō, offendō, prōcēdō
  2. to arrive at, reach, come to
    Synonyms: perveniō, adveniō, ēvādō, adsum, teneō, tangō, prehendō
  3. to undertake a task, take charge of, take part in
    Synonyms: defungor, fungor, ineo
    alicuius (or alicuius rei) munia obire (or implere or servare)to perform the functions of someone or thing
  4. to traverse, travel over, travel through
  5. (astronomy) to set
  6. (figuratively) to fall, perish, pass away, die (mortem or diem obeo)
    Synonyms: morior, exspīrō, dēfungor, intereō, discēdō, dēficiō, pereō
  7. (figuratively) to survey, look over
    Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, exsequor

Conjugation

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Irregular conjugation, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to obiī, but occasionally appears as obīvī.

   Conjugation of obeō (irregular)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obeō obīs obit obīmus obītis obeunt
imperfect obībam obībās obībat obībāmus obībātis obībant
future obībō obībis obībit obībimus obībitis obībunt
perfect obiī,
obīvī
obīstī,
obīvistī
obiit,
obīvit
obiimus obīstis obiērunt,
obiēre
pluperfect obieram obierās obierat obierāmus obierātis obierant
future perfect obierō obieris obierit obierimus obieritis obierint
passive present obeor obīris,
obīre
obītur obīmur obīminī obeuntur
imperfect obībar obībāris,
obībāre
obībātur obībāmur obībāminī obībantur
future obībor obīberis,
obībere
obībitur obībimur obībiminī obībuntur
perfect obitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect obitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect obitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obeam obeās obeat obeāmus obeātis obeant
imperfect obīrem obīrēs obīret obīrēmus obīrētis obīrent
perfect obierim obierīs obierit obierīmus obierītis obierint
pluperfect obīssem obīssēs obīsset obīssēmus obīssētis obīssent
passive present obear obeāris,
obeāre
obeātur obeāmur obeāminī obeantur
imperfect obīrer obīrēris,
obīrēre
obīrētur obīrēmur obīrēminī obīrentur
perfect obitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect obitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obī obīte
future obītō obītō obītōte obeuntō
passive present obīre obīminī
future obītor obītor obeuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives obīre obīsse obitūrum esse obīrī obitum esse obitum īrī
participles obiēns obitūrus obitus obeundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
obeundī obeundō obeundum obeundō obitum obitū

Descendants

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  • English: obituary

References

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  • obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
  • obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to depart this life: mortem (diem supremum) obire
    • to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
    • to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi
    • to visit, traverse a province: provinciam obire