am in earnest

1. A. B. 2.

1. A. B. 2.

1. A. B. 2.

    arrabō ōnis, m, ἀρραβών, earnest-money, a pledge, security: relicta arraboni, as security, T.

    sēriō adv.    [serius], in earnest, seriously: haec dicere, T.: Triumphat, in all sincerity, T.: res vix serio agenda, L.

    sērius adj.    [for * severius, from severus], grave, earnest, serious (only of things): rem seriam agere mecum, T.: dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae, L.: verba, H.: verba seria dictu, H.—As subst n., earnestness, seriousness: res in serium versa est, Cu.— Plur, serious matters, earnest discourse: quam multa seria (in epistulis): cum his seria ac iocos celebrare, L.: Sed tamen amoto quaeramus seria ludo, H. I II

I. II.

    animus ī, m    [AN-], the rational soul (cf. anima, the physical life): humanus: Corpus animum praegravat, H.: deos sparsisse animos in corpora humana: discessus animi a corpore: permanere animos arbitramur. — Fig., of beloved persons, soul, life: anime mi, T.—Of the mind, the mental powers, intelligence, reason, intellect, mind: mecum in animo vitam tuam considero, T.: animo meditari, N.: convertite animos ad Milonem, attention: revocare animos ad belli memoriam: perspicite animis quid velim: in dubio est animus, T.: animus, cui obtunsior sit acies, whose discernment: et animus et consilium et sententia civitatis, the whole intelligence of the community: cui animum inspirat vates, V.: omnia ratione animoque lustrari.— Of bees: Ingentīs animos angusto in pectore versant, V.— Of the memory: Scripta illa dicta sunt in animo, T.: an imprimi, quasi ceram, animum putamus?—Consciousness, recollection, self-possession: reliquit animus Sextium acceptis volneribus, Cs.: Unā eādemque viā sanguis animusque sequuntur, V.: timor abstulit animum, O. — With conscius or conscientia, the conscience: quos conscius animus exagitabat, S.: suae malae cogitationes conscientiaeque animi terrent.—Opinion, judgment, notion, belief: meo quidem animo, in my judgment: maxumi Preti esse animo meo, T.: ex animi tui sententiā iurare, to the best of your knowledge and belief. — The imagination, fancy: cerno animo sepultam patriam: fingite animis, sunt, etc.: nihil animo videre poterant.—Feeling, sensibility, affection, inclination, passion, heart: Quo gemitu conversi animi (sunt), V.: animum offendere: animus ubi se cupiditate devinxit, the character, T.: alius ad alia vitia propensior: tantaene animis caelestibus irae? V.: animo concipit iras, O.: mala mens, malus animus, bad mind, bad heart, T.: omnium mentīs animosque perturbare, Cs.: animum ipsum mentemque hominis: mente animoque nobiscum agunt, Ta.: bestiae, quarum animi sunt rationis expertes.—Disposition, inclination: meus animus in te semper: bono animo in populum R. videri, well disposed, Cs.: Nec non aurumque animusque Latino est, both gold and the disposition (i. e. to give it), V.: regina quietum Accipit in Teucros animum mentemque benignam, a kindly disposition, V.—Esp., in the phrase ex animo, from the heart, in earnest, deeply, sincerely: ex animo omnia facere an de industriā? from impulse or with some design, T.: sive ex animo id fit sive simulate: ex animo dolere, H.—In the locat. form animi, with verbs and adjj.: Antipho me excruciat animi, T.: exanimatus pendet animi: iuvenemque animi miserata repressit, pitying him in her heart, V.: anxius, S.: aeger, L.: infelix, V.: integer, H.—Meton., disposition, character, temper: animo es Molli: animo esse omisso, T.: animi molles et aetate fluxi, S.: sordidus atque animi parvi, H.—Fig., of plants: silvestris, wild nature, V.—Courage, spirit (freq. in plur.): mihi addere animum, T.: nostris animus augetur, Cs.: clamor Romanis auxit animum, L.: mihi animus accenditur, S.: Nunc demum redit animus, Ta.: Pallas Dat animos, O.: in hac re plus animi quam consili habere: tela viris animusque cadunt, O.: bono animo esse, to be of good courage: bono animo fac sis, T.: satis animi, courage enough, O.: magnus mihi animus est, fore, etc., hope, Ta.—Fig., of the winds: Aeolus mollit animos, the violence, V.—Of a top: dant animos plagae, give it quicker motion, V.—Haughtiness, arrogance, pride: vobis... Sublati animi sunt, your pride is roused, T.: tribuni militum animos ac spiritūs capere, bear the arrogance and pride, etc.—Passion, vehemence, wrath: animum vincere: animum rege, qui nisi paret Imperat, H.: (Achelous) pariter animis inmanis et undis, O.—In the phrase aequus animus, an even mind, calmness, moderation, equanimity: concedo... quod animus aequus est.—Usu. abl: aequo animo, with even mind, contentedly, resignedly, patiently: aequo animo ferre, T.: non tulit hoc aequo animo Dion, N.: aequissimo animo mori: alqd aequo animo accipit, is content to believe, S.: opinionem animis aut libentibus aut aequis remittere: sententiam haud aequioribus animis audire, L.—Inclination, pleasure: Indulgent animis, O.— Esp., animi causā, for the sake of amusement, for diversion, for pleasure: (animalia) alunt animi voluptatisque causā, Cs.: habet animi causā rus amoenum: animi et aurium causā homines habere, i. e. employ musicians.—Will, desire, purpose, design, intention, resolve: tuom animum intellegere, purpose, T.: persequi Iugurtham animo ardebat, S.: hostes in foro constiterunt, hoc animo, ut, etc., Cs.: habere in animo Capitolium ornare, to intend: fert animus dicere, my plan is, O.: nobis erat in animo Ciceronem mittere, it was my purpose: omnibus unum Opprimere est animus, O.: Sacra Iovi Stygio perficere est animus, V.

    appetītiō (adp-) ōnis, f    [appeto], a grasping at: solis.—Fig., an earnest longing, desire, strong inclination: naturalis: principatūs.

    auctōrāmentum ī, n    [auctoro], earnest money (late).—Fig., a pledge, guaranty: servitutis.

    belligerō —, ātus, āre    [belliger], to carry on war, wage war: nec cauponantes bellum, sed belligerantes, i. e. in earnest, Enn. ap. C.: cum fortuna: tumultuatum verius quam belligeratum, L.

    cupiēns entis, adj. with sup.    [P. of cupio], desirous, longing, eager: novarum rerum, Ta.: liberorum, Ta.: cupientissimā plebe consul factus, at the earnest desire of, S.

    cūrātus adj. with sup.    [P. of curo], carefully regarded, anxious: curatissimis precibus protegere, Ta.

    ēnīxus adj.    [P. of enitor], strenuous, earnest, zealous: studium, L.: virtus, L.

    intentus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of intendo], attentive, intent, waiting, eager: Romani intenti festinare, S.: milites pugnae proventum exspectabant, Cs.: intenti ora tenebant, V.: intentis oculis contemplari: in eā re intentis animis, Cs.: aliis negotiis, S.: dimicationi ultimae, L.: celerandae victoriae intentior, Ta.: quem pueri intenti ludo exercent, V.: aliquo negotio intentus, S.: intenti quam mox signum daretur, eagerly awaiting, L.: intenti paratique si lacesserentur, i. e. to see whether, etc., L.: intentus, sive... sive, etc., watchful, L.: eo intentior ad victoriam niti, S.: intentiore eum custodiā observare, L.: intentior disciplina, stricter, Ta.: intentissima conquisitio, L.: omnia intentissimā curā acta, L.—Of style, vigorous, nervous: sermo: pars orationis.

    intentus ūs, m    [2 TA-], a stretching out: palmarum intentūs.

    lūdō sī, sus, ere    [LVD-], to play, play at a game: tesseris, T.: aleā ludere: pilā et duodecim scriptis: trocho, H.: positā luditur arcā, with his cash-box staked, Iu.: alea: par impar, H.: proelia latronum, O.: scriptae, quibus alea luditur, artes, O.— To play, appear in a public game: ludis circensibus elephantos lusisse..L.— To play, sport, frisk, frolic: honesta exempla ludendi: in numerum, dance, V.: in exiguo cymba lacu, O.— Fig., to sport, play, practise as a pastime, do for amusement: illa ipsa ludens conieci in communīs locos: Syracosio ludere versu, V.— To play, make music, compose: quae vellem calamo agresti, V.: Talia luduntur mense Decembri, O.: carmina, V. — To sport, dally, wanton: Lusisti satis, H.— To play, mock, mimic, take off: opus, imitate serious business in sport, H.— To make game of, ridicule, rally, banter: eum lusi iocose satis: omnium inrisione ludi: an prudens ludis me? H.: caput aselli, Ad quod ludebant, Iu.— To delude, deceive: me, T.: non ludo, am in earnest, H.: natum falsis imaginibus, V.: hoc civili bello, quam multa (haruspicum responsa) luserunt, i. e. gave deceptive responses.—To baffle, elude: (canes) sequentīs, O.

    obtestātiō ōnis, f    [obtestor], an adjuration, solemn charge: quae mulier obtestatione viri debuit, etc., was bound by her husband's adjuration: legis.—An entreaty, supplication: matronae in obtestationes versae, L.: Phaedri.

    pīgneror ātus, ārī, dep.    [pignus], to take as a pledge, accept as earnest: omen, O.— To lay claim to, appropriate: ex acie fortissimum quemque.

    sentiō sēnsī (2d pers. sēnstī, T.), sēnsus, īre    [SENT-], to discern by sense, feel, hear, see, perceive, be sensible of: ita, ut ne vicini quidem sentiant: suavitatem cibi: famem, L.: corporis aegri vitia, Cu.: posse prius ad angustias veniri, quam sentiretur, before they should be observed, Cs.— To perceive, feel the effects of, feel, experience, suffer, undergo, endure: iste tuus ipse sentiet Posterius, T.: quid ipse ad Avaricum sensisset, etc., Cs.: quae quisque sensisset, inquirere, L.: civitatum damna ac detrimenta: Tecum Philippos et celerem fugam Sensi, H.: rerum omnium inopiam, L.: lassitudo et sitis iam sentiebatur, L.: sentiat, Quos attemptarit, Ph.: in hac urbe esse consules vigilantes: transitum exercitūs ager senserat, had been wasted by, L.: nec pestilentem sentiet Africum Fecunda vitis, H.—Fig., to feel, perceive, discern, understand, observe, notice: mentes sapientium cum ex corpore excessissent sentire ac vigere, L.: non ut dictum est, in eo genere intellegitur, sed ut sensum est: hostes de profectione eorum senserunt, became aware of their retreat, Cs.: Primus sentio mala nostra, T.: numquam illum offendi, quod quidem senserim, as far as I have observed: praesentia numina sentit, H.: nec inania Tartara sentit, i. e. does not enter, O.: patere tua consilia non sentis?: postquam nihil esse pericli Sensimus, H.: si quid est in me ingeni, quod sentio quam sit exiguum: Sensere, quid mens rite posset, H.: sensit medios delapsus in hostis, V.—Of a state of mind, to feel, experience: quod sensum habeat, id necesse est sentiat voluptatem: victoriae tantae gaudium sentire, L.— To think, deem, judge, imagine, suppose, be of opinion, believe, mean: optime sentientes centuriones, i. e. most patriotic: sic interpretor sensisse maiores nostros: iocansne an ita sentiens, i. e. in earnest: cum illis, agree in opinion: ne iste haud mecum sensit, T.: qui aliunde stet, aliunde sentiat, i. e. acts on one side, while his convictions are with the other, L.: nec iam aliter sentire, quin viderentur, etc., and were fully convinced that, etc., Cs.: Caesarem non eadem de re p. sensisse quae me scio: de dis immortalibus vera: te esse huic rei caput, T.: voluptatem hanc esse sentiunt omnes: talem solemus sentire bonum civem<*> cum de illo genere rei p. quae sentio dixero: alquid gravius de vobis, Cs.: de re p. praeclara: postea quam ex nocturno fremitu de profectione senserunt, i. e. were aware, Cs.— To give an opinion, vote, declare, decide: in senatu libere: quae volt Hortensius omnia dicat et sentiat.