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1 beat about the bush
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2 Come
v. intrans.P. and V. ἔρχεσθαι, προσέρχεσθαι, ἰέναι, χωρεῖν, V. ἕρπειν, μολεῖν ( 2nd aor. βλώσκειν), προσμολεῖν ( 2nd aor. προσβλώσκειν), προσστείχειν, Ar. and V. βαίνειν, στείχειν.Have come, be come: P. and V. ἥκειν, παρεῖναι, ἐφήκειν (rare P.), Ar. and P. παραγίγνεσθαι, V. προσήκειν.Arrive: P. and V. ἀφικνεῖσθαι, εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι, Ar. and V. ἱκνεῖσθαι, V. ἱκάνειν, ἐξικνεῖσθαι; see Arrive.Keep coming, come and go: P. and V. φοιτᾶν, V. στρωφᾶσθαι.Where-fore, come fire! come swords! V. πρὸς ταῦτʼ ἴτω μὲν πῦρ, ἴτω δὲ φάσγανα (Eur., Phoen. 521). Come, interj.: P. and V. ἄγε, φέρε, ἴθι, φέρε δή, εἶα (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.), εἶα δή (Plat. but rare P., also Ar.).Of territory, reach: P. καθήκειν.Come forward: P. προέρχεσθαι, P. and V. προχωρεῖν, προβαίνειν.Of revenue, etc.: P. προσέρχεσθαι.Capitulate: see Capitulate.They have come off worse than we did: P. χεῖρον ἡμῶν ἀπηλλάχασι (Dem. 246).Of a storm: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι, κατιέναι, γίγνεσθαι.Come out: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν (rare P. in lit. sense).met., turn out, issue: P. and V. ἐξέρχεσθαι, ἐκβαίνειν, τελευτᾶν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι, V. τελεῖν, ἐξήκειν, ἐκτελευτᾶν.Come out to battle: P. ἐπεξέρχεσθαι εἰς μάχην.Come over ( of a feeling coming over one): P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (acc.), V. ὑπέρχεσθαι (acc.), ὑφέρπειν (acc.); see steal over.Join as ally: P. προσχωρεῖν.Come round, change: P. and V. μεθίστασθαι, P. περιίστασθαι.Recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come round to the same place ( in argument): P. εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ περιφέρεσθαι (Plat., Gorg. 517C).Come short: see Short.Come to, recover: P. ἀναλαμβάνειν ἑαυτόν; see Recover.Come to yourself: V. ἐν σαυτῷ γενοῦ (Soph., Phil. 950).Coming to yourselves even at the eleventh hour: ὑμῶν αὐτῶν ἔτι καὶ νῦν γενόμενοι (Dem. 26).Come to pass: see Happen.Come to the same thing: Ar. and P. ταὐτὸ δύνασθαι.Come together: P. and V. συνέρχεσθαι.Come up: P. and V. ἀνέρχεσθαι.Happen: see Happen.Come up to: see Reach.Of misfortune, etc.: P. and V. ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat.), προσπίπτειν (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Come
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3 Near
adj.P. ὅμορος, P. and V. πρόσχωρος, Ar. and V. πλησίος, ἀγχιτέρμων, γείτων (rare P. as adj.), πάραυλος, or use adv.; see also Neighbouring.Close, even: P. and V. ἰσόρροπος, P. ἀντίπαλος.Short as a near way: P. and V. σύντομος.Mean, stingy: Ar. and P. φειδωλός.Near relationship: P. ἀναγκαία συγγένεια, ἡ; see under near, adv.Nearest ( of relationship): V. ἄγχιστος.One's nearest and dearest: P. and V. τὰ φίλτατα.Near sighted: see under Short.——————adv.P. and V. ἐγγύς, πλησίον, πέλας (rare P.), ὁμοῦ (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἆσσον, V. ἀγχοῦ (Soph., frag.), ἐγγύθεν.From near at hand: P. and V. ἐγγύθεν.Almost: see Nearly.It is impossible for the city to exact an adequate retribution or anywhere near it: P. οὐκ ἔνι τῇ πόλει δίκην ἀξίαν λαβεῖν οὐδʼ ἐγγύς (Dem. 229).Near akin to: V. ἀγχισπόρος (gen.) (Æsch., frag.).By relationship each was nearer to each than I: P. γένει ἕκαστος ἑκάστῳ μᾶλλον οἰκεῖος ἦν ἐμοῦ (Dem. 321).——————prep.P. and V. ἐγγύς (gen. or dat.), ὁμοῦ (dat.) (rare P.), πρός (dat.), ἐπί (dat.), V. πέλας (gen.), πλησίον (gen.), ἄγχι (gen.), Ar. and V. ἆσσον (gen.).Stand near, v.:P. and V. παρίστασθαι (dat. or absol.), ἐφίστασθαι (dat., or ἐπί dat., or absol.), προσίστασθαι (dat. or absol.).Be near: P. and V. πλησιάζειν (absol., or with dat.).Bring near: V. χρίμπτειν (τί τινι).Dwelling near the city, adj.: V. ἀγχίπτολις.——————v. trans.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Near
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