quaero

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkʷae.roː/ or later IPA: /ˈkʷɛː.roː/

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Verb

present active quaerō, present infinitive quaerere, perfect active quaesīvī, supine quaesītum.

1. I seek, look for

   Quaerendo invenietis

   By seeking ye shall find.

   Quaerite Dominum

   Seek ye the Lord

2. I ask, question, inquire.
3. I strive for; endeavor; seek to obtain
4. I miss, lack
5. I desire, require

Conjugation

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	quaerō	quaeris	quaerit	quaerimus	quaeritis	quaerunt
	future	quaeram	quaerēs	quaeret	quaerēmus	quaerētis	quaerent
	imperfect	quaerēbam	quaerēbās	quaerēbat	quaerēbāmus	quaerēbātis	quaerēbant
	perfect	quaesīvī	quaesīvistī	quaesīvit	quaesīvimus	quaesīvistis	quaesīvērunt
	future perfect	quaesīverō	quaesīveris	quaesīverit	quaesīverimus	quaesīveritis	quaesīverint
	pluperfect	quaesīveram	quaesīverās	quaesīverat	quaesīverāmus	quaesīverātis	quaesīverant
passive	present	quaeror	quaereris	quaeritur	quaerimur	quaeriminī	quaeruntur
	future	quaerar	quaerēris	quaerētur	quaerēmur	quaerēminī	quaerentur
	imperfect	quaerēbar	quaerēbāris	quaerēbātur	quaerēbāmur	quaerēbāminī	quaerēbantur
	perfect	Use quaesītus m, quaesīta f, quaesītum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use quaesītus m, quaesīta f, quaesītum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use quaesītus m, quaesīta f, quaesītum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	quaeram	quaerās	quaerat	quaerāmus	quaerātis	quaerant
	imperfect	quaererem	quaererēs	quaereret	quaererēmus	quaererētis	quaererent
	perfect	quaesīverim	quaesīverīs	quaesīverit	quaesīverīmus	quaesīverītis	quaesīverint
	pluperfect	quaesīvissem	quaesīvissēs	quaesīvisset	quaesīvissēmus	quaesīvissētis	quaesīvissent
passive	present	quaerar	quaerāris	quaerātur	quaerāmur	quaerāminī	quaerantur
	imperfect	quaererer	quaererēris	quaererētur	quaererēmur	quaererēminī	quaererentur
	perfect	Use quaesītus m, quaesīta f, quaesītum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use quaesītus m, quaesīta f, quaesītum 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	quaere	quaeritō	quaeritō	quaerere	quaeritor	quaeritor
	plural	quaerite	quaeritōte	quaeruntō	quaeriminī	—	quaeruntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		quaerere	quaesīvisse	quaesītūrus esse	quaerī	quaesītus esse	quaesītum īrī
participles		quaerēns (quaerentis)	—	quaesītūrus-ra, -rum	—	quaesītus-a, -um	quaerendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• acquiro
• conquiro
• conqueror (occurs only in passive)
• exquiro
• inquiro
• perquiro
• requiro

Related terms

• quaeritō
• quaeritur
• quaesītor
• quaesītus
• quaesō

Descendants

Albanian: qeroj Aromanian: tser, tsireare Asturian: querer English: query, querent (via quaerens), quest, question (via quaestio) French: quérir Friulian: cirî Galician: querer

Italian: chiedere Occitan: quèrre Portuguese: querer Romanian: cere Sardinian: cherrere, cherri Spanish: querer