antesto

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ante- +‎ stō (“stand”).

Pronunciation

Verb

antestō (present infinitive antestāre, perfect active antestitī); first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stand before
  2. (figuratively) to be superior to, excel, surpass

Usage notes

Not to be confused with antestor.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of antestō (first conjugation, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present antestō antestās antestat antestāmus antestātis antestant
imperfect antestābam antestābās antestābat antestābāmus antestābātis antestābant
future antestābō antestābis antestābit antestābimus antestābitis antestābunt
perfect antestitī antestitistī antestitit antestitimus antestitistis antestitērunt,
antestitēre
pluperfect antestiteram antestiterās antestiterat antestiterāmus antestiterātis antestiterant
future perfect antestiterō antestiteris antestiterit antestiterimus antestiteritis antestiterint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present antestem antestēs antestet antestēmus antestētis antestent
imperfect antestārem antestārēs antestāret antestārēmus antestārētis antestārent
perfect antestiterim antestiterīs antestiterit antestiterīmus antestiterītis antestiterint
pluperfect antestitissem antestitissēs antestitisset antestitissēmus antestitissētis antestitissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — antestā — — antestāte —
future — antestātō antestātō — antestātōte antestantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives antestāre antestitisse — — — —
participles antestāns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
antestandī antestandō antestandum antestandō — —

Derived terms

References

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