veho

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to ride”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔχος (ekhos), Sanskrit वहति (vahati), Old English wegan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwe.hoː/

Verb

present active vehō, present infinitive vehere, perfect active vexī, supine vectum.

1. I carry, bear, convey.
2. (passive) I ride; I am borne.

Usage notes

May be used to mean carried by a person, riding a horse, ferried by ship, and many other means of conveyance.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vehō	vehis	vehit	vehimus	vehitis	vehunt
	future	veham	vehēs	vehet	vehēmus	vehētis	vehent
	imperfect	vehēbam	vehēbās	vehēbat	vehēbāmus	vehēbātis	vehēbant
	perfect	vexī	vexistī	vexit	veximus	vexistis	vexērunt
	future perfect	vexerō	vexeris	vexerit	vexerimus	vexeritis	vexerint
	pluperfect	vexeram	vexerās	vexerat	vexerāmus	vexerātis	vexerant
passive	present	vehor	veheris	vehitur	vehimur	vehiminī	vehuntur
	future	vehar	vehēris	vehētur	vehēmur	vehēminī	vehentur
	imperfect	vehēbar	vehēbāris	vehēbātur	vehēbāmur	vehēbāminī	vehēbantur
	perfect	Use vectus m, vecta f, vectum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use vectus m, vecta f, vectum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vectus m, vecta f, vectum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	veham	vehās	vehat	vehāmus	vehātis	vehant
	imperfect	veherem	veherēs	veheret	veherēmus	veherētis	veherent
	perfect	vexerim	vexerīs	vexerit	vexerīmus	vexerītis	vexerint
	pluperfect	vexissem	vexissēs	vexisset	vexissēmus	vexissētis	vexissent
passive	present	vehar	vehāris	vehātur	vehāmur	vehāminī	vehantur
	imperfect	veherer	veherēris	veherētur	veherēmur	veherēminī	veherentur
	perfect	Use vectus m, vecta f, vectum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vectus m, vecta f, vectum 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	vehe	vehitō	vehitō	vehere	vehitor	vehitor
	plural	vehite	vehitōte	vehuntō	vehiminī	—	vehuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vehere	vexisse	vectūrus esse	vehī	vectus esse	vectum īrī
participles		vehēns (vehentis)	—	vectūrus-ra, -rum	—	vectus-a, -um	vehendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (carry, bear): ferō, portō, vectō

Derived terms

• advehō
• convehō
• ēvehō
• invehō

• subvehō
• trānsvehō
• vectō
• vector

Related terms

• vehiculāris
• vehiculārius
• vehiculum