despondeo

Latin

Etymology

From dē + spondeō (“promise solemnly; bond, engage”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /deːˈspon.de.oː/

Verb

present active dēspondeō, present infinitive dēspondēre, perfect active dēspondī, supine dēspōnsum.

1. I promise (to give), pledge, devote to.
2. I promise in marriage, betroth, engage.
3. (figuratively) I give up, yield, resign, lose courage, despair, despond.

Inflection

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēspondeō	dēspondēs	dēspondet	dēspondēmus	dēspondētis	dēspondent
	future	dēspondēbō	dēspondēbis	dēspondēbit	dēspondēbimus	dēspondēbitis	dēspondēbunt
	imperfect	dēspondēbam	dēspondēbās	dēspondēbat	dēspondēbāmus	dēspondēbātis	dēspondēbant
	perfect	dēspondī	dēspondistī	dēspondit	dēspondimus	dēspondistis	dēspondērunt
	future perfect	dēsponderō	dēsponderis	dēsponderit	dēsponderimus	dēsponderitis	dēsponderint
	pluperfect	dēsponderam	dēsponderās	dēsponderat	dēsponderāmus	dēsponderātis	dēsponderant
passive	present	dēspondeor	dēspondēris	dēspondētur	dēspondēmur	dēspondēminī	dēspondentur
	future	dēspondēbor	dēspondēberis	dēspondēbitur	dēspondēbimur	dēspondēbiminī	dēspondēbuntur
	imperfect	dēspondēbar	dēspondēbāris	dēspondēbātur	dēspondēbāmur	dēspondēbāminī	dēspondēbantur
	perfect	Use dēspōnsus m, dēspōnsa f, dēspōnsum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use dēspōnsus m, dēspōnsa f, dēspōnsum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēspōnsus m, dēspōnsa f, dēspōnsum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēspondeam	dēspondeās	dēspondeat	dēspondeāmus	dēspondeātis	dēspondeant
	imperfect	dēspondērem	dēspondērēs	dēspondēret	dēspondērēmus	dēspondērētis	dēspondērent
	perfect	dēsponderim	dēsponderīs	dēsponderit	dēsponderīmus	dēsponderītis	dēsponderint
	pluperfect	dēspondissem	dēspondissēs	dēspondisset	dēspondissēmus	dēspondissētis	dēspondissent
passive	present	dēspondear	dēspondeāris	dēspondeātur	dēspondeāmur	dēspondeāminī	dēspondeantur
	imperfect	dēspondērer	dēspondērēris	dēspondērētur	dēspondērēmur	dēspondērēminī	dēspondērentur
	perfect	Use dēspōnsus m, dēspōnsa f, dēspōnsum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use dēspōnsus m, dēspōnsa f, dēspōnsum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	dēspondē	dēspondētō	dēspondētō	dēspondēre	dēspondētor	dēspondētor
	plural	dēspondēte	dēspondētōte	dēspondentō	dēspondēminī	—	dēspondentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēspondēre	dēspondisse	dēspōnsūrus esse	dēspondērī	dēspōnsus esse	dēspōnsum īrī
participles		dēspondēns (dēspondentis)	—	dēspōnsūrus-ra, -rum	—	dēspōnsus-a, -um	dēspondendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• dēspōnsiō
• dēspōnsor
• dēspōnsus

Related terms

• cōnspondeō
• respondeō
• spondeō

Descendants

• English: despond

References

• despondeo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879