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  • 41 in-currō

        in-currō currī and cucurrī, cursūrus, ere,    to run into, run upon, rush at, make an attack: Conixi incurrunt hastis, V.: amens in columnas: in hostīs, S.: in Macedoniam, invade, L.: in me, run against: armentis incurrere fortibus, O.: levi armaturae hostium, L.: Mauris, S.: Romano (i. e. Romanis), H.—To extend to, border on: agri, qui in publicum Campanum incurrebant.—Fig., to run against, fall into, incur, meet: in maximam fraudem, fall into: in difficultatem: non solum in oculos, sed etiam in voculas malevolorum.—To run against, strike against, offend, stumble: qui in tantis tenebris nusquam incurrat?: in eum.—To befall, happen, occur to: casus, qui in sapientem potest incurrere: in ipsos etesias.

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  • 42 inter-cēdō

        inter-cēdō cessī, cessus, ere,    to come between, intervene, be between: palus, quae intercedebat, Cs.: inter singulas legiones impedimentorum numerum intercedere, Cs.—To occur, happen, come to pass: neque ullam rem intercessisse me indignam, T.: saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casūs intercedunt, Cs.: inter bellorum curas intercessit res parva, L.: nullum dictum intercessit: huic continentia bella intercesserant, Cs.— Of time, to intervene, pass: ut spatium intercederet, dum, etc., an interval, Cs.: nox nulla intercessit.—In order or rank, to come between: etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.—Fig., of personal relations, to intervene, come between, be reciprocal: ira inter eas intercessit, T.: ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile ius intercederet: inter nos officia paria intercedunt: inter quos aemulatio intercedebat, N.: huic cum reliquis civitatibus bella intercesserant, Cs.—To interpose one's credit, become surety: promisit, intercessit, dedit: pro aliquo magnam pecuniam, guaranty.—To interpose, intercede, bring about as mediator: cum vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer.—To oppose, withstand, protest against (esp. of the tribunes, against a decree of the senate): intercedit Antonius, Cs.: rogationi: ea auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse: senatūs consulto, L.—To obstruct, hinder, interrupt: huic gaudio, T.: non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, Ta.

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  • 43 intercīdō

        intercīdō īdī, īsus, ere    [inter+caedo], to cut asunder, divide, cut through, cut down: lacus, interciso monte, defluit: pontem, L.
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    intercidere, intercidi, - V
    happen; perish; fall from memory, cease to exist
    II
    intercidere, intercidi, intercisus V
    cut through, sever

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  • 44 inter-veniō

        inter-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre,    to come between, come upon, come in, intervene, interrupt: dum sedemus, intervenit, T.: casu equites interveniunt, Cs.: ex occulto: quotiens lascivum intervenit illud, etc., is introduced, Iu.: sponsae pater intervenit, T.: orationi, L.: nonnullorum querelis.— Pass impers.: si interventum est casu: Ubi est interventum mulieri, was taken by surprise, T.— To interfere, interrupt, put a stop to: ni nox proelio intervenisset, L.: verbo intervenit omni plangor, O.: dies ludorum qui cognitionem intervenerant, Ta.—To take place, happen, occur: Nulla mihi res posthac potest iam intervenire tanta, quae, etc., T.: casus mirificus quidam intervenit, has taken place: sapienti: intervenit his cogitationibus regni cupido, L.—To stand in the way, oppose, hinder, prevent, disturb: res negitare; foedus intervenisse, S.: bellum coeptis intervenit, L.

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  • 45 obiciō

        obiciō (not obiiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere    [ob+ iacio], to throw before, throw to, cast, offer, present, expose: corpus feris: alcui offam, V.: legatum hominibus feris, Cs.: si tale visum obiectum est a deo dormienti, presented: huic (sicae) obici pro me, be exposed.—To throw before, use as a defence, cast in the way, set against, oppose: Alpium vallum contra ascensum Gallorum: erat obiectus portus ericius, Cs.: se ei, N.: maximo aggere obiecto: cum in obiecto (tela) scuto haesissent, L.: sese ad currum, flung himself before the chariot, V.—Fig., to throw before, put before, present, offer, give up, expose: Unum ex iudicibus selectis, hold up as an example, H.: debilitati obiectā specie voluptatis: delenimentum animis agri divisionem obici, L.: Noctem peccatis, H.: nubem oculis, O.: consulem morti, abandon: obicitur (consulatus) ad periculum: me in tot dimicationes.—To bring upon, inspire, inflict, visit (cf. inicio): nos quibus est obiectus labos, T.: qui sibi eam mentem obiecissent, ut, etc., suggested, L.: furorem Roscio: canibus rabiem, V.— Pass, to be occasioned, befall, happen, occur: mihi mali obici Tantum, T.: tantis difficultatibus obiectis, Cs.: obicitur animo metus. —To throw out against, object, taunt, reproach, upbraid with: ei probris obiectis: exercitu Caesaris luxuriem, Cs.: id adversario, to make such an attack on: Parcius ista viris obicienda memento, V.: obiecit ut probrum Nobiliori, quod is in provinciam poëtas duxisset: de Cispio mihi igitur obicies?: quod obiectum est de pudicitiā.
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    obicere, objeci, objectus V TRANS
    throw before/to, cast; object, oppose; upbraid; throw in one's teeth; present

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  • 46 obtingō

        obtingō tigī, —, ere    [ob+tango], to fall to the lot of, befall, occur: quod cuique obtigit, id quisque teneat: agnis quanta (discordia) obtigit, H.: cum tibi sorte obtigisset, ut ius diceres, had fallen to your lot.—To happen, befall, occur: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, T.: praeter spem, T.: si quid obtigerit, aequo animo moriar, should befall (me).
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    obtingere, obtigi, - V INTRANS
    befall, occur (to advantage/disadvantage); fall to as one's lot

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  • 47 ob-veniō

        ob-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre,    to come up to, go to meet: se in tempore pugnae obventurum, join in the battle, L.—To fall out, befall, happen, occur: id obvenit vitium (at the auspices): sin quae necessitas rei p. obvenerit.—To come by chance, fall to the lot of, be allotted: Calpurnio Numidia obvenit, S.: ei sorte provincia obvenit: cui classis obvenisset, L.

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  • 48 spērō

        spērō āvī, ātus, āre    [spes], to hope, look for, trust, expect, promise oneself: stulti erat sperare, suadere, etc.: tu iam, ut spero, aderis: Salvus sit; spero, T.: victoriam: gloriam a latronum gregibus: omnia ex victoriā, Cs.: sperata praeda, Cs.: cui tribunatus magis optandus quam sperandus fuerit, L.: spero nos ad haec perventuros: amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore: totius Galliae sese potiri posse sperant, Cs.: sperabam tuum adventum appropinquare: spero esse, ut volumus: sperat se a me avellere, T.: speramus carmina fingi Posse, H.—Ellipt.: Qui semper vacuam, semper amabilem Sperat (sc. te fore), H.: ut salvum vellent tyrannum, sperare non poterat, L.: de isto licet bene speres: de absolutione istius neque iste iam sperat, etc.; cf. de eo bene sperare talem eum futurum, N.—With non, to have no fear of: sin a vobis, id quod non spero, deserar, which I am confident will not happen.—To look for, expect, await, apprehend, fear: Nam quod tu speres, propulsabo, T.: si potui tantum sperare dolorem, V.: iam quartanam sperantibus aegris, Iu.— To trust, believe, assume, suppose, apprehend: spero nostram amicitiam non egere testibus: me eius spero fratrem prope modum Iam repperisse, T.: sperasse libertatem se civium suorum emisse, L.: sperabam ita notata me reliquisse genera, etc.
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    sperare, speravi, speratus V
    hope for; trust; look forward to; hope

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  • 49 sum

        sum (2d pers. es, or old ēs; old subj praes. siem, siēs, siet, sient, for sim, etc., T.; fuat for sit, T., V., L.; imperf. often forem, forēs, foret, forent, for essem, etc.; fut. escunt for erunt, C.), fuī (fūvimus for fuimus, Enn. ap. C.), futūrus ( inf fut. fore or futūrum esse, C.), esse    [ES-; FEV-]. —    I. As a predicate, asserting existence, to be, exist, live: ut id aut esse dicamus aut non esse: flumen est Arar, quod, etc., Cs.: homo nequissimus omnium qui sunt, qui fuerunt: arbitrari, me nusquam aut nullum fore: fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium, V.—Of place, to be, be present, be found, stay, live: cum non liceret Romae quemquam esse: cum essemus in castris: deinceps in lege est, ut, etc.: erat nemo, quicum essem libentius quam tecum: sub uno tecto esse, L.—Of circumstances or condition, to be, be found, be situated, be placed: Sive erit in Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictūs, i. e. is attired, O.: in servitute: in magno nomine et gloriā: in vitio: Hic in noxiāst, T.: in pace, L.: (statua) est et fuit totā Graeciā summo honore: ego sum spe bonā: rem illam suo periculo esse, at his own risk: omnem reliquam spem in impetu esse equitum, L.—In 3 d pers., followed by a pron rel., there is (that) which, there are (persons) who, there are (things) which, some.—With indic. (the subject conceived as definite): est quod me transire oportet, there is a (certain) reason why I must, etc., T.: sunt item quae appellantur alces, there are creatures also, which, etc., Cs.: sunt qui putant posse te non decedere, some think: Sunt quibus in satirā videor nimis acer, H.—With subj. (so usu. in prose, and always with a subject conceived as indefinite): sunt, qui putent esse mortem... sunt qui censeant, etc.: est isdem de rebus quod dici possit subtilius: sunt qui Crustis et pomis viduas venentur avaras, H.—With dat, to belong, pertain, be possessed, be ascribed: fingeret fallacias, Unde esset adulescenti amicae quod daret, by which the youth might have something to give, T.: est igitur homini cum deo similitudo, man has some resemblance: Privatus illis census erat brevis, H.: Troia et huic loco nomen est, L.—Ellipt.: Nec rubor est emisse palam (sc. ei), nor is she ashamed, O.: Neque testimoni dictio est (sc. servo), has no right to be a witness, T.—With cum and abl of person, to have to do with, be connected with: tecum nihil rei nobis est, we have nothing to do with you, T.: si mihi tecum minus esset, quam est cum tuis omnibus.—With ab and abl of person, to be of, be the servant of, follow, adhere to, favor, side with: Ab Andriā est ancilla haec, T.: sed vide ne hoc, Scaevola, totum sit a me, makes for me.— With pro, to be in favor of, make for: (iudicia) partim nihil contra Habitum valere, partim etiam pro hoc esse.—With ex, to consist of, be made up of: (creticus) qui est ex longā et brevi et longā: duo extremi chorei sunt, id est, e singulis longis et brevibus.— To be real, be true, be a fact, be the case, be so: sunt ista, Laeli: est ut dicis, inquam: verum esto: esto, granted, V.—Esp. in phrases, est ut, it is the case that, is true that, is possible that, there is reason for: sin est, ut velis Manere illam apud te, T.: est, ut id maxime deceat: futurum esse ut omnes pellerentur, Cs.: magis est ut ipse moleste ferat errasse se, quam ut reformidet, etc., i. e. he has more reason for being troubled... than for dreading, etc.: ille erat ut odisset defensorem, etc., he certainly did hate.—In eo esse ut, etc., to be in a condition to, be possible that, be about to, be on the point of ( impers. or with indef subj.): cum iam in eo esset, ut in muros evaderet miles, when the soldiers were on the point of scaling, L.: cum res non in eo essent ut, etc., L.—Est ubi, there is a time when, sometimes: est, ubi id isto modo valeat.—Est quod, there is reason to, is occasion to: etsi magis est, quod gratuler tibi, quam quod te rogem, I have more reason to: est quod referam ad consilium: sin, etc., L.: non est quod multa loquamur, H.—Est cur, there is reason why: quid erat cur Milo optaret, etc., what cause had Milo for wishing? etc.—With inf, it is possible, is allowed, is permitted, one may: Est quādam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra, H.: scire est liberum Ingenium atque animum, T.: neque est te fallere quicquam, V.: quae verbo obiecta, verbo negare sit, L.: est videre argentea vasa, Ta.: fuerit mihi eguisse aliquando tuae amicitiae, S.—Of events, to be, happen, occur, befall, take place: illa (solis defectio) quae fuit regnante Romulo: Amabo, quid tibi est? T.: quid, si... futurum nobis est? L.— To come, fall, reach, be brought, have arrived: ex eo tempore res esse in vadimonium coepit: quae ne in potestatem quidem populi R. esset, L.—    II. As a copula, to be: et praeclara res est et sumus otiosi: non sum ita hebes, ut istud dicam: Nos numerus sumus, a mere number, H.: sic, inquit, est: est ut dicis: frustra id inceptum Volscis fuit, L.: cum in convivio comiter et iucunde fuisses: quod in maritimis facillime sum, am very glad to be.—With gen part., to be of, belong to: qui eiusdem civitatis fuit, N.: qui Romanae partis erant, L.: ut aut amicorum aut inimicorum Campani simus, L.— With gen possess., to belong to, pertain to, be of, be the part of, be peculiar to, be characteristic of, be the duty of: audiant eos, quorum summa est auctoritas apud, etc., who possess: ea ut civitatis Rhodiorum essent, L.: Aemilius, cuius tum fasces erant, L.: plebs novarum rerum atque Hannibalis tota esse, were devoted to, L.: negavit moris esse Graecorum, ut, etc.—With pron possess.: est tuum, Cato, videre quid agatur: fuit meum quidem iam pridem rem p. lugere.—With gerundive: quae res evertendae rei p. solerent esse, which were the usual causes of ruin to the state: qui utilia ferrent, quaeque aequandae libertatis essent, L.— With gen. or abl. of quality, to be of, be possessed of, be characterized by, belong to, have, exercise: nimium me timidum, nullius consili fuisse confiteor: Sulla gentis patriciae nobilis fuit, S.: civitas magnae auctoritatis, Cs.: refer, Cuius fortunae (sit), H.: nec magni certaminis ea dimicatio fuit, L.: bellum variā victoriā fuit, S.: tenuissimā valetudine esse, Cs.: qui capite et superciliis semper est rasis.—With gen. or abl. of price or value, to be of, be valued at, stand at, be appreciated, cost: videtur esse quantivis preti, T.: ager nunc multo pluris est, quam tunc fuit: magni erunt mihi tuae litterae: sextante sal et Romae et per totam Italiam erat, was worth, L.—With dat predic., to express definition or purpose, to serve for, be taken as, be regarded as, be felt to be: vitam hanc rusticam tu probro et crimini putas esse oportere, ought to be regarded as: eo natus sum ut Iugurthae scelerum ostentui essem, S.: ipsa res ad levandam annonam impedimento fuerat, L.—With second dat of pers.: quo magis quae agis curae sunt mihi, T.: illud Cassianum, ‘cui bono fuerit,’ the inquiry of Cassius, ‘ for whose benefit was it ’: haec tam parva civitas praedae tibi et quaestui fuit.— To be sufficient for, be equal to, be fit: sciant patribus aeque curae fuisse, ne, etc., L.: ut divites conferrent, qui oneri ferendo essent, such as were able to bear the burden, L.: cum solvendo aere (old dat. for aeri) alieno res p. non esset, L.—With ellips. of aeri: tu nec solvendo eras, wast unable to pay.—With ad, to be of use for, serve for: res quae sunt ad incendia, Cs.: valvae, quae olim ad ornandum templum erant maxime.—With de, to be of, treat concerning, relate to: liber, qui est de animo.—In the phrase, id est, or hoc est, in explanations, that is, that is to say, I mean: sed domum redeamus, id est ad nostros revertamur: vos autem, hoc est populus R., etc., S.
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    highest, the top of; greatest; last; the end of

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  • 50 veniō

        veniō (imperf. venībat, T.; P. praes. gen. plur. venientūm, V.), vēnī, ventus, īre    [BA-], to come: imus, venimus, Videmus, T.: ut veni ad urbem, etc.: cum venerat ad se, home: Delum Athenis venimus: Italiam fato profugus, Laviniaque venit Litora, V.: novus exercitus domo accitus Etruscis venit, for the Etruscans, L.: Non nos Libycos populare penatīs Venimus, V.: in conspe<*>tum, Cs.: dum tibi litterae meae veniant, reaches you: hereditas unicuique nostrum venit, falls: Lilybaeum venitur, i. e. the parties meet at Lilybaeum: ad me ventum est, ut, etc., it has devolved upon me: (Galli) veniri ad se confestim existimantes, that they would be attacked, Cs.: ventum in insulam est: ubi eo ventum est, on arriving there, Cs. —Fig., to come: contra rem suam me nescio quando venisse questus est, appeared: contra amici summam existimationem, i. e. to strike at: si quid in mentem veniet: tempus victoriae, Cs.: non sumus omnino sine curā venientis anni, for the coming year: veniens in aevom, H.: veniens aetas, the future, O.: cum matronarum ac virginum veniebat in mentem, when I thought of.— With in (rarely ad) and acc. of a condition or relation, to come into, fall into, enter: venisse Germanis (Ambiorigem) in amicitiam, to have obtained the alliance of, Cs.: in calamitatem: in proverbi consuetudinem: ut non solum hostibus in contemptionem Sabinus veniret, sed, etc., had fallen into contempt, Cs.: sese in eius fidem ac potestatem venire, i. e. surrender at discretion, Cs.: in sermonem venisse nemini, i. e. has talked with: veni in eum sermonem, ut dicerem, etc., happened to say: summam in spem per Helvetios regni obtinendi venire, to indulge a confident hope, Cs.: prope secessionem res venit, almost reached the point, L.: ad ultimum dimicationis rati rem venturam, L.: Cum speramus eo rem venturam, ut, etc., H.: saepe in eum locum ventum est, ut, etc., to such a point that, Cs.: ad tuam veniam condicionem, will accept: ad summum fortunae, to attain, H.—With ad, of a topic in speaking, to come to, reach, turn to: a fabulis ad facta: ad recentiores litteras.—To come, spring, arise, be produced, grow, descend: Hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius uvae, i. e. grow, V.: arbores sponte suā, V.—To come, result, occur, happen: in ceteris rebus cum venit calamitas: quod (extremum) cum venit (i. e. mors): si quando similis fortuna venisset, L.
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    venire, veni, ventus V

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  • 51 veniō

        veniō (imperf. venībat, T.; P. praes. gen. plur. venientūm, V.), vēnī, ventus, īre    [BA-], to come: imus, venimus, Videmus, T.: ut veni ad urbem, etc.: cum venerat ad se, home: Delum Athenis venimus: Italiam fato profugus, Laviniaque venit Litora, V.: novus exercitus domo accitus Etruscis venit, for the Etruscans, L.: Non nos Libycos populare penatīs Venimus, V.: in conspe<*>tum, Cs.: dum tibi litterae meae veniant, reaches you: hereditas unicuique nostrum venit, falls: Lilybaeum venitur, i. e. the parties meet at Lilybaeum: ad me ventum est, ut, etc., it has devolved upon me: (Galli) veniri ad se confestim existimantes, that they would be attacked, Cs.: ventum in insulam est: ubi eo ventum est, on arriving there, Cs. —Fig., to come: contra rem suam me nescio quando venisse questus est, appeared: contra amici summam existimationem, i. e. to strike at: si quid in mentem veniet: tempus victoriae, Cs.: non sumus omnino sine curā venientis anni, for the coming year: veniens in aevom, H.: veniens aetas, the future, O.: cum matronarum ac virginum veniebat in mentem, when I thought of.— With in (rarely ad) and acc. of a condition or relation, to come into, fall into, enter: venisse Germanis (Ambiorigem) in amicitiam, to have obtained the alliance of, Cs.: in calamitatem: in proverbi consuetudinem: ut non solum hostibus in contemptionem Sabinus veniret, sed, etc., had fallen into contempt, Cs.: sese in eius fidem ac potestatem venire, i. e. surrender at discretion, Cs.: in sermonem venisse nemini, i. e. has talked with: veni in eum sermonem, ut dicerem, etc., happened to say: summam in spem per Helvetios regni obtinendi venire, to indulge a confident hope, Cs.: prope secessionem res venit, almost reached the point, L.: ad ultimum dimicationis rati rem venturam, L.: Cum speramus eo rem venturam, ut, etc., H.: saepe in eum locum ventum est, ut, etc., to such a point that, Cs.: ad tuam veniam condicionem, will accept: ad summum fortunae, to attain, H.—With ad, of a topic in speaking, to come to, reach, turn to: a fabulis ad facta: ad recentiores litteras.—To come, spring, arise, be produced, grow, descend: Hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius uvae, i. e. grow, V.: arbores sponte suā, V.—To come, result, occur, happen: in ceteris rebus cum venit calamitas: quod (extremum) cum venit (i. e. mors): si quando similis fortuna venisset, L.
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    venire, veni, ventus V

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  • 52 competo

    competere, competivi, competitus V
    meet; happen at same time, coincide; agree; be candidate/face (death) together; be sound/capable/applicable/relevant/sufficient/adequate/competent/admissible

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  • 53 confio

    I
    confieri, -, confactus V INTRANS
    be done/accomplished/made/completed/spent/recorded/written; come about/happen
    II
    confieri, confactus sum V SEMIDEP
    make, construct; prepare, complete, accomplish; cause; perform; do thoroughly; compose; amass, collect; raise (troops); traverse; eat up, consume; expend; finish off; kill, dispatch; defeat finally, subdue/reduce/pacify; chop/cut up

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  • 54 conpeto

    conpetere, conpetivi, conpetitus V
    meet; happen at same time, coincide; agree; be candidate/face (death) together; be sound/capable/applicable/relevant/sufficient/adequate/competent/admissible

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  • 55 consequor

    consequi, consecutus sum V DEP
    follow, go/come after; attend on; pursue; catch up with, overtake; follow up; happen subsequently, ensue/follow in order/time; act accordingly, follow plan; seek after, aim at; achieve, reach; obtain; acquire, gain; grasp/comprehend

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  • 56 continguo

    I
    continguere, contigi, contactus V INTRANS
    happen, befall, turn out, come to pass, be granted to one; be produced
    II
    continguere, contigi, contactus V TRANS
    touch; reach (to); border on, be connected with; affect, hit; take hold, seize; color/stain; lay hands on, appropriate; smite; affect emotionally, move/touch

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  • 57 evenio

    evenire, eveni, eventus V
    come out/about/forth; happen; turn out

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  • 58 occuro

    occurare, occuravi, occuratus V
    occur, come about; happen

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  • 59 Estne tibi forte magna feles fulva et planissima?

    Do you by chance happen to own a large, yellowish, very flat cat?

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  • 60 Quod differtur, non aufertur

    That which is postponed is not dropped. Inevitable is yet to happen. (Sir Thomas More)

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  • happen by — ˈhappen a ˌlong ˈhappen ˌby [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they happen along he/she/it happens along …   Useful english dictionary

  • happen on — ˈhappen ˌon ˈhappen u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they happen on he/she/it happens on present participle happ …   Useful english dictionary

  • happen to sb — happen to sb/sth ► to affect someone or something in a way that changes something: »Everywhere I go people are becoming more and more depressed by what is happening to their savings. Main Entry: ↑happen …   Financial and business terms

  • Happen — Sm std. (18. Jh.) Stammwort. Aus dem Niederdeutschen; ursprünglich eine Lautgebärde wie auch die Interjektion happ(s), also das Erschnappte . Etwas früher bezeugt ist nndl. happen schnappen ; es könnte aber viel älter sein und die Grundlage von… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • happen — index arise (occur), supervene Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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