prosequor

Etymology

From prō- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.se.kʷor/, [ˈproːs̠ɛkʷɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.se.kwor/, [ˈprɔːs̬ekwor]

Verb

prōsequor (present infinitive prōsequī, perfect active prōsecūtus sum or prōsequūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

to escort, accompany
to pursue, follow
to describe in detail
(figuratively) to attend, wait on, allow, accommodate

Conjugation

More information indicative, singular ...

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	prōsequor	prōsequeris, prōsequere		prōsequitur	prōsequimur	prōsequiminī		prōsequuntur
	imperfect	prōsequēbar	prōsequēbāris, prōsequēbāre		prōsequēbātur	prōsequēbāmur	prōsequēbāminī		prōsequēbantur
	future	prōsequar	prōsequēris, prōsequēre		prōsequētur	prōsequēmur	prōsequēminī		prōsequentur
	perfect	prōsecūtus or prōsequūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōsecūtus or prōsequūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōsecūtus or prōsequūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	prōsequar	prōsequāris, prōsequāre		prōsequātur	prōsequāmur	prōsequāminī		prōsequantur
	imperfect	prōsequerer	prōsequerēris, prōsequerēre		prōsequerētur	prōsequerēmur	prōsequerēminī		prōsequerentur
	perfect	prōsecūtus or prōsequūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōsecūtus or prōsequūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	prōsequere		—	—	prōsequiminī		—
active	future	—	prōsequitor		prōsequitor	—	—		prōsequuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		prōsequī		—		prōsequēns		—
future		prōsecūtūrum esse, prōsequūtūrum esse		—		prōsecūtūrus, prōsequūtūrus		prōsequendus
perfect		prōsecūtum esse, prōsequūtum esse		—		prōsecūtus, prōsequūtus		—
future perfect		prōsecūtum fore, prōsequūtum fore		—		—		—
perfect potential		prōsecūtūrum fuisse, prōsequūtūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		prōsequendī	prōsequendō		prōsequendum	prōsequendō	prōsecūtum, prōsequūtum		prōsecūtū, prōsequūtū

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Conjugation of prōsequor (third conjugation, deponent)

Derived terms

prōsecūtiō
prōsecūtor
prōsecūtus
prōsequium

Related terms

Descendants

Catalan: prosseguir
English: prosecute, pursue
Old Francoprovençal: porsegre
- Franco-Provençal: porsègre
French: poursuivre
Italian: proseguire
Portuguese: prosseguir
Sicilian: prusicutari
Spanish: proseguir

References

“prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
prosequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off: aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
- to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- to attend a person's funeral: exsequias alicuius funeris prosequi
- to perform the last offices of affection: supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to show kindness to..: benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi
- to wish prosperity to an undertaking: aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to honour, show respect for, a person: aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
- to show a thankful appreciation of a person's kindness: grata memoria aliquem prosequi
- to think of a person with a grateful sense of his goodness: nomen alicuius grato animo prosequi
- to feel affection for a person: amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem
- to use insulting expressions to any one: contumeliosis vocibus prosequi aliquem (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
- to be courteous, obliging to some one: aliquem officiis suis complecti, prosequi
- to pursue the enemy: hostes insequi, prosequi

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