haereo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈhaj.re.oː/

Verb

present active haereō, present infinitive haerēre, perfect active haesī, supine haesum.

1. I stick, cling, cleave, adhere.
2. I keep close (to), attach myself (to), follow; pursue.
3. I remain fixed, abide, keep at, continue, persist.
4. I am brought to a standstill, I am suspended
5. I am stuck in a situation; I am at a loss; I am embarrassed; hesitate.

Inflection

• This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

    Second Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	haereō	haerēs	haeret	haerēmus	haerētis	haerent
	future	haerēbō	haerēbis	haerēbit	haerēbimus	haerēbitis	haerēbunt
	imperfect	haerēbam	haerēbās	haerēbat	haerēbāmus	haerēbātis	haerēbant
	perfect	haesī	haesistī	haesit	haesimus	haesistis	haesērunt
	future perfect	haeserō	haeseris	haeserit	haeserimus	haeseritis	haeserint
	pluperfect	haeseram	haeserās	haeserat	haeserāmus	haeserātis	haeserant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	haeream	haereās	haereat	haereāmus	haereātis	haereant
	imperfect	haerērem	haerērēs	haerēret	haerērēmus	haerērētis	haerērent
	perfect	haeserim	haeserīs	haeserit	haeserīmus	haeserītis	haeserint
	pluperfect	haesissem	haesissēs	haesisset	haesissēmus	haesissētis	haesissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	haerē	haerētō	haerētō	—	—	—
	plural	haerēte	haerētōte	haerentō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		haerēre	haesisse	haesūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		haerēns (haerentis)	—	haesūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	—

Derived terms

adhaereō cohaereō haerēscō

haesitō inhaereō

Related terms

• haesitābundus
• haesitantia
• haesitātiō
• haesitātor

References

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