gradior

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Related to gradus.

Pronunciation

Verb

gradior (present infinitive gradī, perfect active gressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent

  1. to step, walk
    Synonyms: vādō, ambulō, deambulō, cammīnō, adeō, obeō, pergō, baetō, eō, cēdō, īnferō
  2. (Medieval Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin) (figuratively) to "walk" as in to act or behave, to join with
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs.13.20:
      Quī cum sapientibus graditur, sapiēns erit: amīcus stultōrum efficiētur similis.
      He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)
  3. to advance, go
    Synonyms: adorior, prōgredior, prōdeō, prōcēdō, adeō, incēdō, subeō, aggredior, īnferō, succēdō, prōficiō
    Antonyms: discēdō, dīgredior, facessō, excēdō, dēficiō, dēgredior, dēcēdō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of gradior (third conjugation iō-variant, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gradior graderis,
gradere 		graditur gradimur gradiminī gradiuntur
imperfect gradiēbar gradiēbāris,
gradiēbāre 		gradiēbātur gradiēbāmur gradiēbāminī gradiēbantur
future gradiar gradiēris,
gradiēre 		gradiētur gradiēmur gradiēminī gradientur
perfect gressus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect gressus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect gressus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gradiar gradiāris,
gradiāre 		gradiātur gradiāmur gradiāminī gradiantur
imperfect graderer graderēris,
graderēre 		graderētur graderēmur graderēminī graderentur
perfect gressus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect gressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — gradere — — gradiminī —
future — graditor graditor — — gradiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives gradī gressum esse gressūrum esse — — —
participles gradiēns gressus gressūrus — — gradiendus,
gradiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
gradiendī gradiendō gradiendum gradiendō gressum gressū

Derived terms

Related terms

References

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