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attend closely to

  • 1 inhio

    ĭn-hĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a., to stand open, to gape.
    I.
    In gen.
    A.
    Lit.:

    ora inhiasse luporum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 626.—
    B.
    Trop., to gape with amazement, etc.:

    inhians Cerberus,

    Verg. G. 4, 483:

    attonitis inhians animis,

    id. A. 7, 814.—
    II.
    In partic., to open the mouth wide, to gape at.
    A.
    Lit.:

    Romulus lactens, uberibus lupinis inhians,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 19:

    gazis inhians,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 166:

    praedae,

    Val. Fl. 2, 531: pecudumque reclusis Pectoribus inhians, spirantia consu, lit exta, Verg. A. 4, 64.—With acc.:

    postes,

    to gape at, Verg. G. 2, 463.—
    B.
    Transf., to gaze at with eagerness, regard with longing (cf.:

    capto, appeto, sitio): congestis saccis,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 71:

    inhians in te, dea,

    Lucr. 1, 36; Just. 17, 3, 4; Flor. 3, 11, 2; Tac. A. 4, 12; 11, 1; 12, 59 al.:

    lucro,

    Sen. Contr. 3, 22, 11:

    omnia, quibus vulgus inhiat,

    id. Ep. 102, 27; Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 1:

    dictis,

    to hear eagerly, attend closely to, Val. Fl. 5, 469; Suet. Ter. 1.—With acc. ( poet. and rare, except in Plaut.):

    hereditatem alicujus,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 25:

    aurum,

    id. Aul. 2, 2, 17: mortem alicujus, Caecil. ap. Gell. 2, 23, 10; Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 18:

    bona mea,

    id. Mil. 3, 1, 121:

    inhiat quod nusquam est miser,

    id. ib. 4, 4, 62.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > inhio

  • 2 adjuncta

    ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.
    I.
    Lit., of cattle, to yoke, to harness (cf.:

    jugo, jugum, jungo, etc.): adjunxere feras (preceded by bijugos agitare leones),

    Lucr. 2, 604:

    tauros aratro,

    Tib. 1, 9, 7:

    plostello mures,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 247:

    tigribus adjunctis aurea lora dabat,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 552; so id. Am. 1, 1, 26; Gell. 20, 1.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of persons or things, to join or add to. —With ad or dat.:

    ad probos te adjunxeris,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59;

    where the figure of yoking is closely adhered to (v. the connection): adjunge te ad currum,

    Vulg. Act. 8, 29:

    socium quaerit, quem adjungat sibi,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 22:

    comitem T. Volturcium,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 4:

    se comitem fugae,

    id. Att. 9, 10, 2:

    ei proxime adjunctus frater fuit,

    id. Brut. 28:

    viro se,

    Verg. A. 8, 13:

    adjuncti sunt Paulo et Silae,

    Vulg. Act. 17, 4:

    accessionem aedibus,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39:

    ulmis vites,

    Verg. G. 1, 2:

    classem lateri castrorum,

    id. A. 9, 69; so esp. freq. of places, lying near, adjacent:

    huic fundo continentia quaedam praedia et adjuncta mercatur,

    Cic. Caec. 4; Nep. Dion. 5; Curt. 8, 1; cf. id. 5, 4; Sil. 8, 642.— Trop.: ad malam aetatem adjungere cruciatum, Pac. ap. Non. 2, 1:

    imperium credat gravius esse, vi quod fit, quam illud quod amicitia adjungitur,

    the command which is put upon him, given him, with kind feeling, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 42.—Hence, adjungere aliquem sibi, to bind to one's self, to enter into friendship with, to make one a friend:

    familiam colere, adjuvare, adjungere,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 4; Cic. Mur. 19; so Q. Cic. Pet. 7; Nep. Alc. 5, 9; id. Eum. 2; so,

    agros populo Romano,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 2:

    totam ad imperium pop. R. Ciliciam,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:

    urbem in societatem,

    Liv. 37, 15: sibi aliquem beneficio, to lay one under obligation to one's self, to oblige:

    quem beneficio adjungas,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 47;

    also without beneficio: ut parentes propinquosque eorum adjungeret,

    Tac. A. 3, 43.—
    B.
    Met. of mental objects, to apply to, to direct to (very freq. and class.):

    animum ad aliquod studium,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 29:

    fidem visis,

    to give credit to, Cic. Ac. 1, 11; id. Div. 2, 55:

    huc animum ut adjungas tuum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 61:

    diligentia vestra nobis adjungenda est,

    Cic. Clu. 1:

    ut aliquis metus adjunctus sit ad gratiam,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24:

    suspicionem potius ad praedam quam ad egestatem,

    to direct suspicion rather to him who possesses the booty, than to him who lives in poverty, id. Rosc. Am. 31.—
    C.
    To add or join something to a thing as an accompaniment, to annex, to subjoin, to let follow or attend: audi atque auditis hostimentum adjungito, hear and let requital follow what is heard, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 154 Vahl.):

    huic voluptati hoc adjunctum est odium,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 34:

    istam juris scientiam eloquentiae tamquam ancillulam pedisequamque adjunxisti,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236.— Hence of a new thought or circumstance, to add it to the preceding:

    quod cum dicerem, illud adjunxi: mihi tecum ita, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2:

    satis erit dictum, si hoc unum adjunxero,

    Nep. Epam. 10:

    His adjungit, Hylan nautae quo fonte relictum Clamassent,

    Verg. E. 6, 43 (v. addo, adjicio, etc.):

    ad ceteras summas utilitates, haec quoque opportunitas adjungatur, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

    Adjuncto vero, ut iidem etiam prudentes haberentur,

    id. Off. 2, 12.—Hence,
    D.
    In rhet.: adjuncta, n., collateral circumstances:

    loci argumentorum ex adjunctis repeti possunt, ut quaeratur, quid ante rem, quid cum re, quid postea evenerit,

    Cic. Top. 12; so id. ib. 18; cf. consequens.—Hence, adjunctus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Joined, added to, or connected with a thing:

    quae propiora hujus causae et adjunctiora sunt,

    Cic. Clu. 10:

    ventum ad veram et adjunctissimam quaestionem,

    Arn. 7, p. 243.—Hence,
    B.
    adjuncta, ōrum, n., additional circumstances, adjuncts, things closely connected with, belonging or suitable to:

    semper in adjunctis aevoque morabimur aptis,

    Hor. A. P. 178.— Adv. not used.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adjuncta

  • 3 adjunctus

    ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.
    I.
    Lit., of cattle, to yoke, to harness (cf.:

    jugo, jugum, jungo, etc.): adjunxere feras (preceded by bijugos agitare leones),

    Lucr. 2, 604:

    tauros aratro,

    Tib. 1, 9, 7:

    plostello mures,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 247:

    tigribus adjunctis aurea lora dabat,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 552; so id. Am. 1, 1, 26; Gell. 20, 1.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of persons or things, to join or add to. —With ad or dat.:

    ad probos te adjunxeris,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59;

    where the figure of yoking is closely adhered to (v. the connection): adjunge te ad currum,

    Vulg. Act. 8, 29:

    socium quaerit, quem adjungat sibi,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 22:

    comitem T. Volturcium,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 4:

    se comitem fugae,

    id. Att. 9, 10, 2:

    ei proxime adjunctus frater fuit,

    id. Brut. 28:

    viro se,

    Verg. A. 8, 13:

    adjuncti sunt Paulo et Silae,

    Vulg. Act. 17, 4:

    accessionem aedibus,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39:

    ulmis vites,

    Verg. G. 1, 2:

    classem lateri castrorum,

    id. A. 9, 69; so esp. freq. of places, lying near, adjacent:

    huic fundo continentia quaedam praedia et adjuncta mercatur,

    Cic. Caec. 4; Nep. Dion. 5; Curt. 8, 1; cf. id. 5, 4; Sil. 8, 642.— Trop.: ad malam aetatem adjungere cruciatum, Pac. ap. Non. 2, 1:

    imperium credat gravius esse, vi quod fit, quam illud quod amicitia adjungitur,

    the command which is put upon him, given him, with kind feeling, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 42.—Hence, adjungere aliquem sibi, to bind to one's self, to enter into friendship with, to make one a friend:

    familiam colere, adjuvare, adjungere,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 4; Cic. Mur. 19; so Q. Cic. Pet. 7; Nep. Alc. 5, 9; id. Eum. 2; so,

    agros populo Romano,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 2:

    totam ad imperium pop. R. Ciliciam,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:

    urbem in societatem,

    Liv. 37, 15: sibi aliquem beneficio, to lay one under obligation to one's self, to oblige:

    quem beneficio adjungas,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 47;

    also without beneficio: ut parentes propinquosque eorum adjungeret,

    Tac. A. 3, 43.—
    B.
    Met. of mental objects, to apply to, to direct to (very freq. and class.):

    animum ad aliquod studium,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 29:

    fidem visis,

    to give credit to, Cic. Ac. 1, 11; id. Div. 2, 55:

    huc animum ut adjungas tuum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 61:

    diligentia vestra nobis adjungenda est,

    Cic. Clu. 1:

    ut aliquis metus adjunctus sit ad gratiam,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24:

    suspicionem potius ad praedam quam ad egestatem,

    to direct suspicion rather to him who possesses the booty, than to him who lives in poverty, id. Rosc. Am. 31.—
    C.
    To add or join something to a thing as an accompaniment, to annex, to subjoin, to let follow or attend: audi atque auditis hostimentum adjungito, hear and let requital follow what is heard, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 154 Vahl.):

    huic voluptati hoc adjunctum est odium,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 34:

    istam juris scientiam eloquentiae tamquam ancillulam pedisequamque adjunxisti,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236.— Hence of a new thought or circumstance, to add it to the preceding:

    quod cum dicerem, illud adjunxi: mihi tecum ita, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2:

    satis erit dictum, si hoc unum adjunxero,

    Nep. Epam. 10:

    His adjungit, Hylan nautae quo fonte relictum Clamassent,

    Verg. E. 6, 43 (v. addo, adjicio, etc.):

    ad ceteras summas utilitates, haec quoque opportunitas adjungatur, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

    Adjuncto vero, ut iidem etiam prudentes haberentur,

    id. Off. 2, 12.—Hence,
    D.
    In rhet.: adjuncta, n., collateral circumstances:

    loci argumentorum ex adjunctis repeti possunt, ut quaeratur, quid ante rem, quid cum re, quid postea evenerit,

    Cic. Top. 12; so id. ib. 18; cf. consequens.—Hence, adjunctus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Joined, added to, or connected with a thing:

    quae propiora hujus causae et adjunctiora sunt,

    Cic. Clu. 10:

    ventum ad veram et adjunctissimam quaestionem,

    Arn. 7, p. 243.—Hence,
    B.
    adjuncta, ōrum, n., additional circumstances, adjuncts, things closely connected with, belonging or suitable to:

    semper in adjunctis aevoque morabimur aptis,

    Hor. A. P. 178.— Adv. not used.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adjunctus

  • 4 adjungo

    ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.
    I.
    Lit., of cattle, to yoke, to harness (cf.:

    jugo, jugum, jungo, etc.): adjunxere feras (preceded by bijugos agitare leones),

    Lucr. 2, 604:

    tauros aratro,

    Tib. 1, 9, 7:

    plostello mures,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 247:

    tigribus adjunctis aurea lora dabat,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 552; so id. Am. 1, 1, 26; Gell. 20, 1.—Hence,
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of persons or things, to join or add to. —With ad or dat.:

    ad probos te adjunxeris,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 59;

    where the figure of yoking is closely adhered to (v. the connection): adjunge te ad currum,

    Vulg. Act. 8, 29:

    socium quaerit, quem adjungat sibi,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 22:

    comitem T. Volturcium,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 4:

    se comitem fugae,

    id. Att. 9, 10, 2:

    ei proxime adjunctus frater fuit,

    id. Brut. 28:

    viro se,

    Verg. A. 8, 13:

    adjuncti sunt Paulo et Silae,

    Vulg. Act. 17, 4:

    accessionem aedibus,

    Cic. Off. 1, 39:

    ulmis vites,

    Verg. G. 1, 2:

    classem lateri castrorum,

    id. A. 9, 69; so esp. freq. of places, lying near, adjacent:

    huic fundo continentia quaedam praedia et adjuncta mercatur,

    Cic. Caec. 4; Nep. Dion. 5; Curt. 8, 1; cf. id. 5, 4; Sil. 8, 642.— Trop.: ad malam aetatem adjungere cruciatum, Pac. ap. Non. 2, 1:

    imperium credat gravius esse, vi quod fit, quam illud quod amicitia adjungitur,

    the command which is put upon him, given him, with kind feeling, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 42.—Hence, adjungere aliquem sibi, to bind to one's self, to enter into friendship with, to make one a friend:

    familiam colere, adjuvare, adjungere,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 4; Cic. Mur. 19; so Q. Cic. Pet. 7; Nep. Alc. 5, 9; id. Eum. 2; so,

    agros populo Romano,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 2:

    totam ad imperium pop. R. Ciliciam,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 35:

    urbem in societatem,

    Liv. 37, 15: sibi aliquem beneficio, to lay one under obligation to one's self, to oblige:

    quem beneficio adjungas,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 47;

    also without beneficio: ut parentes propinquosque eorum adjungeret,

    Tac. A. 3, 43.—
    B.
    Met. of mental objects, to apply to, to direct to (very freq. and class.):

    animum ad aliquod studium,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 29:

    fidem visis,

    to give credit to, Cic. Ac. 1, 11; id. Div. 2, 55:

    huc animum ut adjungas tuum,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 61:

    diligentia vestra nobis adjungenda est,

    Cic. Clu. 1:

    ut aliquis metus adjunctus sit ad gratiam,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24:

    suspicionem potius ad praedam quam ad egestatem,

    to direct suspicion rather to him who possesses the booty, than to him who lives in poverty, id. Rosc. Am. 31.—
    C.
    To add or join something to a thing as an accompaniment, to annex, to subjoin, to let follow or attend: audi atque auditis hostimentum adjungito, hear and let requital follow what is heard, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 154 Vahl.):

    huic voluptati hoc adjunctum est odium,

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 34:

    istam juris scientiam eloquentiae tamquam ancillulam pedisequamque adjunxisti,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236.— Hence of a new thought or circumstance, to add it to the preceding:

    quod cum dicerem, illud adjunxi: mihi tecum ita, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 2:

    satis erit dictum, si hoc unum adjunxero,

    Nep. Epam. 10:

    His adjungit, Hylan nautae quo fonte relictum Clamassent,

    Verg. E. 6, 43 (v. addo, adjicio, etc.):

    ad ceteras summas utilitates, haec quoque opportunitas adjungatur, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 17, 50:

    Adjuncto vero, ut iidem etiam prudentes haberentur,

    id. Off. 2, 12.—Hence,
    D.
    In rhet.: adjuncta, n., collateral circumstances:

    loci argumentorum ex adjunctis repeti possunt, ut quaeratur, quid ante rem, quid cum re, quid postea evenerit,

    Cic. Top. 12; so id. ib. 18; cf. consequens.—Hence, adjunctus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Joined, added to, or connected with a thing:

    quae propiora hujus causae et adjunctiora sunt,

    Cic. Clu. 10:

    ventum ad veram et adjunctissimam quaestionem,

    Arn. 7, p. 243.—Hence,
    B.
    adjuncta, ōrum, n., additional circumstances, adjuncts, things closely connected with, belonging or suitable to:

    semper in adjunctis aevoque morabimur aptis,

    Hor. A. P. 178.— Adv. not used.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adjungo

  • 5 stīpō

        stīpō āvī, ātus, āre    [STIP-], to crowd together, compress, press, pack: Ingens argentum, V.: Graeci stipati, quini in lectis: in arto stipatae naves, L.: fratrum stipata cohors, V.: stipare Platona Menandro, to pack up with (i. e. their books), H.— To press, cram, stuff, pack, fill full: arcto stipata theatro Roma, H.: Curia patribus stipata, O.— To surround, encompass, throng, environ, attend, accompany: satellitum turbā stipante, L.: magnā stipante catervā, V.: stipatus sicariis: telis stipati: senatum armatis: comitum turba est stipata suarum, O.: senectus stipata stud<*>s iuventutis.
    * * *
    stipare, stipavi, stipatus V
    crowd, press together, compress, surround closely

    Latin-English dictionary > stīpō

  • 6 stipo

    stīpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [stephô, to surround, crowd upon, stemma, stephanos; cf.: stipator, stipulor], to crowd or press together, to compress (class.; esp. of personal objects, and in part. perf.; cf.: comprimo, compono).
    I.
    Lit.:

    qui acceperant majorem numerum (assium), non in arcā ponebant, sed in aliquā cellā stipabant, id est componebant, quo minus loci occuparet,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 182 Müll.:

    ingens argentum,

    Verg. A. 3, 465:

    apes mella Stipant,

    id. G. 4, 164; id. A. 1, 433:

    materies stipata,

    Lucr. 1, 345:

    nec tamen undique corporea stipata tenentur omnia naturā,

    id. 1, 329; cf. id. 2, 294; 1, 611; 1, 664:

    Graeci stipati, quini in lectulis, saepe plures,

    Cic. Pis. 27, 67:

    velut stipata phalanx,

    Liv. 33, 18:

    ita in arto stipatae erant naves, ut, etc.,

    id. 26, 39:

    fratrum stipata cohors,

    Verg. A. 10, 328.— Poet.: stipare Platona Menandro, i. e. to pack up together the works of Plato, Menander, etc., Hor. S. 2, 3, 11:

    custodum gregibus circa seu stipat euntem,

    closely surrounds her with, Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 13; cf.

    mid.: cuncta praecipiti stipantur saecula cursu,

    throng, crowd, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 311.—
    II.
    Transf., to press, cram, stuff, or fill full of any thing:

    ut pontes calonibus et impedimentis stipatos reperit,

    Suet. Calig. 51:

    hos (poëtas) ediscit et hos arcto stipata theatro Spectat Roma,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 60; cf.:

    curia cum patribus fuerit stipata,

    Ov. P. 3, 1, 143:

    multo Patrum stipatur curia coetu,

    Sil. 11, 503:

    recessus equi,

    Petr. 89:

    tribunal,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 33, 4:

    calathos prunis,

    Col. 10, 405:

    nucein sulfure,

    Flor. 3, 19:

    calceum,

    Tert. Virg. Vel. 12:

    tectum omne,

    App. M. 3, p. 130, 13.—
    B.
    With a personal object, of a dense crowd, to surround, encompass, environ, attend, accompany, [p. 1761] etc. (syn.:

    comitor, prosequor): Catilina stipatus choro juventutis, vallatus indicibus atque sicariis,

    Cic. Mur. 24, 49:

    qui stipatus semper sicariis, saeptus armatis, munitus indicibus fuit,

    id. Sest. 44, 95:

    stipati gregibus amicorum,

    id. Att. 1, 18, 1; cf. id. Mil. 1, 1:

    telis stipati,

    id. Phil. 5, 6, 17:

    qui senatum stiparit armatis,

    id. ib. 3, 12, 31:

    stipatus lictoribus,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 86:

    senectus stipata studiis juventutis,

    id. Sen. 9, 28:

    comitum turba est stipata suarum,

    Ov. M. 3, 186:

    juventus stipat ducem,

    Val. Fl. 7, 557; Plin. Pan. 23; Capitol. Max. et Balb. 13.— Absol.:

    magnă stipante catervă,

    Verg. A. 4, 136; Liv. 42, 39:

    huc coetus ministrūm stipantur,

    Stat. S. 3, 1, 87. —Hence, * stīpātus, a, um, P. a., begirt, surrounded:

    ab omni ordine, sexu, aetate stipatissimus,

    Sid. Ep. 3, 2.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > stipo

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  • listen — listener, n. /lis euhn/, v.i. 1. to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear. 2. to pay attention; heed; obey (often fol. by to): Children don t always listen to their parents. 3. to wait attentively for a… …   Universalium

  • prick up the ears — Listen sharply, attend closely …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • listen — lis•ten [[t]ˈlɪs ən[/t]] v. i. 1) to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing 2) to heed; obey (often fol. by to): Children don t always listen to their parents[/ex] 3) to wait attentively to perceive a sound or… …   From formal English to slang

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