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Latin
Etymology
From in- + *cumbō.
Pronunciation
Verb
incumbō (present infinitive incumbere, perfect active incumbuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to lay oneself upon; to lean or recline on something
- Synonym: immineō
- to press down on, fall upon (e.g. one's sword)
Ferro incumbere.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Gladio incumbere.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
In gladium incumbere.- To fall on his sword.
- to bend one's attention to; to devote or apply oneself to
- ceris et stilo incumbere.
Usage notes
- Constructed with in ("in"), ad ("to", "towards", "on"), super ("upon") or the dative, also with the accusative.
- Incumbere in parietem.
- To lean on a wall.
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References
- “incumbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “incumbo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- incumbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be energetic about, throw one's heart into a thing: incumbere in (ad) aliquid
- to devote one's every thought to the state's welfare: in rem publicam omni cogitatione curaque incumbere (Fam. 10. 1. 2)
- to carry on a war energetically: omni studio in (ad) bellum incumbere
Portuguese
Verb
incumbo
- first-person singular present indicative of incumbir
Spanish
Verb
incumbo
- first-person singular present indicative of incumbir