to enter into friendship with

ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.

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,

Transf.

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.—

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.—

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,

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.

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,

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.

ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.

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,

Transf.

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.—

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.—

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,

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.

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,

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.

ad-jungo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a., to add, join, annex, or bind to any thing.

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,

Transf.

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.—

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.—

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,

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.

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,

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.

vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4 ( fut. venibo, Pompon. ap. Non. 508, 23; imperf. venibat, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 47; gen. plur, part. sync. venientum, Verg. G. 4, 167; id. A. 1, 434; 6, 755), v. n. [Sanscr. root gā, go; Zend root gā, gam, go; Gr. BA-, bainô; Lat. ar-biter, venio; Goth. quiman; O. H. Germ. quëman, koman; Engl. come; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 466], to come (cf. accedo).

Lit.:

nunc, cujus jussu venio et quam ob rem venerim, Dicam, etc.,

Plaut. Am. prol. 17:

veni, vidi, vici,

Suet. Caes. 37: imus, venimus, videmus. Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 53:

maritimus hostis ante adesse potest quam quisquam venturum esse suspicari queat, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 2, 3, 6:

venio ad macellum,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 3:

ut veni ad urbem, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 16, 12, 2:

cupio, te ad me venire,

id. ib. 16, 10, 1; Plaut. As. 2, 4, 2:

mihi si spatium fuerit in Tusculanum veniendi,

Cic. Fam. 9, 5, 3:

Cato... cum venerat ad se in Sabinos,

had come home, id. Rep. 3, 28, 40:

quia nudius quartus venimus in Cariam ex Indiā,

Plaut. Curc. 3, 68:

sexto die Delum Athenis venimus,

Cic. Att. 5, 12, 1:

Italiam fato profugus, Laviniaque venit Litora,

Verg. A. 1, 2:

tumulum antiquae Cereris sedemque sacratam Venimus,

id. ib. 2, 743 (cf. devenio):

vin' ad te ad cenam veniam,

Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 30:

mercator venit huc ad ludos,

id. Cist. 1, 3, 9:

homo ad praetorem deplorabundus venit,

id. Aul. 2, 4, 38:

neque ego te derisum venio neque derideo,

id. ib. 2, 2, 46:

ad istum emptum venerunt illum locum senatorium,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 124.—With inf.:

parasitus modo venerat aurum petere,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 18:

non nos Libycos populare penates Venimus,

Verg. A. 1, 528.—

Of inanimate subjects: navis huc ex portu Persico Venit,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 249:

denique in os salsi venit umor saepe saporis, Cum mare vorsamur propter,

Lucr. 4, 220:

(aër) Per patefacta venit penetratque foramina,

id. 4, 891:

(speculi imago) Dum venit ad nostras acies,

id. 4, 279:

sub aspectum venire,

Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 358:

in conspectu,

Caes. B. C. 2, 27:

in conspectum,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 48; Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 24:

muliebris vox mihi ad aures venit,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 13;

in Italiā te moraturum, dum tibi litterae meae veniant,

reaches you, Cic. Fam. 11, 24, 2: hereditas unicuique nostrum venit, comes, i. e. descends to each of us, id. Caecin. 26, 74; cf.:

hic Verres hereditatem sibi venisse arbitratus est, quod in ejus regnum ac manus venerat is, quem, etc.,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62: hic segetes, illic veniunt felicius uvae, come forth, i. e. grow, Verg. G. 1, 54; so,

arbores sponte suā,

id. ib. 2, 11; 2, 58; Prop. 1, 2, 10. —

Impers. pass., we, they, etc., came or have come, etc.:

Lilybaeum venitur,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141: ad me ventum est, it has fallen to me, id Quint. 1, 3:

dum ad flumen Varum veniatur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 87:

(Galli) veniri ad se confestim existimantes, ad arma conclamant,

id. B. G. 7, 70:

ventum in insulam est,

Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

ubi eo ventum est,

Caes. B. G. 1, 43:

ad quos ventum erat,

id. ib. 2, 11;

3, 23: eo cum esset ventum,

id. ib. 7, 61.—

Esp., to come. spring, be descended:

qui se Bebryciā veniens Amyci de gente ferebat (i. e. qui se ferebat venientem, etc.),

Verg. A. 5, 373 Forbig. ad loc. —

Trop.

In gen.:

vides, quo progrediente oratione venturum me puto,

Cic. Rep. 1, 40, 62. ut jam a principio videndum sit, quemadmodum velis venire ad extremum orationis, id. Or. 59, 201:

contra rem suam me nescio quando venisse questus est,

that I appeared, id. Phil. 2, 2, 3: contra amici summam existimationem, id. Att. 1, 1, 4:

si rem nullam habebis, quod in buccam venerit, scribito,

id. ib. 1, 12, 4;

v. bucca: si quid in mentem veniet,

id. ib. 12, 36, 1.—So in Cic. with nom. only of neutr. pron. or res; but freq. impers. with gen.:

cum matronarum ac virginum veniebat in mentem,

when I thought of, Cic. Sull. 6, 19:

venit enim mihi in mentem oris tui,

id. Rosc. Am. 34, 95; id. Sull. 14, 38; v. also mens, II. B. fin. and the passages there cited:

oratorum laus ita ducta ab humili venit ad summum, ut, etc.,

id. Tusc. 2, 2, 5:

prava ex falsis opinionibus veniunt,

Quint. 5, 10, 34:

vitium pejus, quod ex inopiā, quam quod ex copiā venit,

id. 2, 4, 4:

non omne argumentum undique venit,

id. 5, 10, 21.—With dat.:

existimabunt majus commodum ex otio meo quam ex aliorum negotiis reipublicae venturum,

Sall. J. 4, 4; 8, 2:

ubi ea dies, quam constituerat cum legatis, venit,

Caes. B. G. 1, 8; so,

dies,

id. ib. 7, 3:

tempus victoriae,

id. ib. 7, 66; cf.:

suum tempus eorum laudi,

Quint. 3, 1, 21:

non sumus omnino sine curā venientis anni,

for the coming year, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 4:

exemplum trahens Perniciem veniens in aevum,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 16:

veniens aetas,

the future, Ov. F. 6, 639.—Of events, to come, i. e. to happen:

quod hodie venit,

Tac. A. 14, 43.—

In partic.

Venire in aliquid (rarely ad aliquid; v. infra), to come into, fall into any state or condition (so esp. freq.): venisse alicui in amicitiam, to have obtained one's friendship or alliance, Caes. B. G. 6, 5, 4:

in calamitatem,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 17, 49:

in cognitionem alicujus,

Quint. 7, 2, 20:

in consuetudinem,

Cic. Caecin. 2, 6; cf.:

quaedam in consuetudinem ex utilitatis ratione venerunt,

id. Inv. 2, 53, 160:

in proverbii consuetudinem,

id. Off. 2, 15, 55.—Of a personal subject:

(milites) qui in consuetudinem Alexandrinae vitae venerant,

Caes. B. C. 3, 110:

ut non solum hostibus in contemptionem Sabinus veniret, sed, etc.,

had fallen into contempt, id. B. G. 3, 17:

in contentionem, etc.,

Cic. Div. 2, 63, 129:

si falso venisses in suspitionem, P. Sestio,

id. Vatin. 1, 2:

summum in cruciatum,

Caes. B. G. 1, 31:

aut in controversiam aut in contentionem,

Quint. 3, 6, 44:

in discrimen,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 6, 16:

in dubium,

id. Quint. 2, 5:

in alicujus fidem ac potestatem,

to place one's self under the protection and in the power of a person, to surrender at discretion, Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

ne in odium veniam,

Cic. Fin. 2, 24, 79; cf.:

Tarquinii nomen huic populo in odium venisse regium,

id. Rep. 1, 40, 62:

ipse illi perditae multitudini in odium acerbissimum venerit,

id. Att. 10, 8, 6: in eam opinionem Cassius veniebat, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 2:

in partem alicujus,

to take part in it, Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 3:

in periculum,

Caes. B. C. 1, 17:

in sermonem alicujus,

i. e. to enter into conversation, Cic. Att. 14, 1, 1;

and in another sense: cum loquerer cum Phaniā, veni in eum sermonem, ut dicerem, etc.,

I happened to say that, id. Fam. 3, 5, 3:

nonnullam in spem veneram, posse me, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 54, 217:

summam in spem per Helvetios regni obtinendi venire,

to entertain hopes, to hope, Caes. B. G. 1, 18.— Esp. with res as subject, the affair came to, reached the point, etc.:

res proxime formam latrocinii venerat,

Liv. 2, 48, 5; 2, 56, 5:

res venit prope secessionem,

id. 6, 42, 10. ad ultimum dimicationis rati rem venturam, id. 2, 56, 5:

cum speramus eo rem venturam, ut, etc.,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 226.— Impers.:

saepe in eum locum ventum est, ut, etc.,

to such a point that, Caes. B. G. 6, 43; Liv. 7, 30, 9.—

Ad aliquid: bene agis, Alba;

ad tuam veniam condicionem,

will accept, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 146:

ad summum fortunae,

to attain, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 32.—

In speaking, to come to a topic:

ut jam a fabulis ad facta veniamus,

Cic. Rep. 2, 2, 4:

ut ad fabulas veniamus,

id. Rosc. Am. 16, 46:

venio ad tertiam epistulam,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 14, 12:

venio ad recentiores litteras,

id. Att. 14, 19, 5:

ad Arcesilam Carneademque veniamus,

id. Ac. 2, 4, 12:

venio nunc ad tertium genus illud, etc.,

id. Rep. 3, 33, 45:

ad istius morbum et insaniam,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1 al.