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Latin
Etymology
Back-formation from nequeō, itself related to the irregular verb eō.
Pronunciation
Verb
queō (present infinitive quīre, perfect active quiī or quīvī, supine quitum); irregular conjugation, irregular
- to be able, can
- Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, vigeō
- Antonym: nequeō
Conjugation
References
- “queo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “queo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- queo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Vietnamese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Adjective
queo • (跳)
- curved; curled; coiled; twisted
- (figurative) wrinkled; shriveled
- (figurative, of a narrative) distorted; manipulated; embellished
Derived terms