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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”).
Pronunciation
Verb
valeō (present infinitive valēre, perfect active valuī, supine valitum); second conjugation, no passive
- to be strong, to have strength, to have influence, to have power, to be powerful, to avail
- Antonyms: langueō, languēscō, ēlanguēscō, senēscō
- to be well, healthy, sound
- Antonyms: iaceō, aegrōtō, cubō
- to be worth, to be of worth, to be worthy
- to be effectual, be efficacious, be of effect, be good for
- Synonyms: prōficiō, prōsum
- Antonym: officiō
c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE,
Catullus,
Carmina 116.5–6:
- hunc videō mihi nunc frūstrā sūmptum esse labōrem,
Gellī, nec nostrās hīc valuisse precēs.- 1894 translation by Leonard C. Smithers
- I see now that this effort was undertaken by me in vain, Gellius, and that our prayers to this end were of no avail.
- to be in force, in effect (said of laws)
- to mean, signify (used of words or statements that have a certain force or power in meaning)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin, Medieval Latin) to be able; to prevail
- Synonyms: polleo, possum, queō, praevaleō, vigeō
- Antonym: nequeō
- (New Latin, rare) to leave; to go away
Usage notes
The supine can be either valitūrum or valitum. Passive use is rarely attested.
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References
- “valeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “valeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- valeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to be indisposed: leviter aegrotare, minus valere
- to contribute much towards...; to affect considerably; to be instrumental in..: multum valere ad aliquid
- to be highly favoured by; to be influential with..: multum valere gratia apud aliquem
- to possess great authority; to be an influential person: auctoritate valere or florere
- to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: multum auctoritate valere, posse apud aliquem
- to have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight: alicuius auctoritas multum valet apud aliquem
- to be talented, gifted: ingenio valere
- to possess great ability: intellegentia or mente multum valere
- to have a good memory: memoriā (multum) valere (opp. memoriā vacillare)
- to be gifted, talented: ingenio valere
- to be very eloquent: eloquentia valere
- to have great weight as a speaker: multum dicendo valere, posse
- to unable to find a suitable expression: verbo parum valere (Tusc. 3. 5. 11)
- to have the same meaning: idem valere, significare, declarare
- the word has a narrow meaning: vocabulum angustius valet
- I bid you good-bye, take my leave: te valere iubeo
- (ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas
- to have great influence: opibus, gratia, auctoritate valere, florere
- to have a powerful navy: rebus maritimis multum valere
- (ambiguous) good-bye; farewell: vale or cura ut valeas