absto

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See also: abstõ

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ab- (from, away from) +‎ stō (stand; remain).

Pronunciation

Verb

abstō (present infinitive abstāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. (intransitive, usually used with longe) to stand off or at a distance from, stand aloof
    Synonym: dissideō
    Antonym: īnstō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of abstō (first conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, impersonal in passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstō abstās abstat abstāmus abstātis abstant
imperfect abstābam abstābās abstābat abstābāmus abstābātis abstābant
future abstābō abstābis abstābit abstābimus abstābitis abstābunt
passive present abstātur
imperfect abstābātur
future abstābitur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstem abstēs abstet abstēmus abstētis abstent
imperfect abstārem abstārēs abstāret abstārēmus abstārētis abstārent
passive present abstētur
imperfect abstārētur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present abstā abstāte
future abstātō abstātō abstātōte abstantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives abstāre abstārī
participles abstāns abstandum
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
abstandī abstandō abstandum abstandō

Derived terms

References

  • absto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • absto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • absto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.