assequor

Latin

Alternative forms

• adsequor

Etymology

From ad- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.se.kʷor/, [ˈäs̠ːɛkʷɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.se.kwor/, [ˈäsːekwor]

Verb

assequor (present infinitive assequī, perfect active assecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. I follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after.
2. I overtake, come up with, reach, catch up.
3. I gain, obtain, procure; achieve.
4. I attain to someone in any quality; equal, rival, match.
5. I comprehend, understand.

Conjugation

Conjugation of assequor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	assequor	assequeris, assequere	assequitur	assequimur	assequiminī	assequuntur
	imperfect	assequēbar	assequēbāris, assequēbāre	assequēbātur	assequēbāmur	assequēbāminī	assequēbantur
	future	assequar	assequēris, assequēre	assequētur	assequēmur	assequēminī	assequentur
	perfect	assecūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	assecūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	assecūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	assequar	assequāris, assequāre	assequātur	assequāmur	assequāminī	assequantur
	imperfect	assequerer	assequerēris, assequerēre	assequerētur	assequerēmur	assequerēminī	assequerentur
	perfect	assecūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	assecūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	assequere	—	—	assequiminī	—
	future	—	assequitor	assequitor	—	—	assequuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		assequī	assecūtum esse	assecūtūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		assequēns	assecūtus	assecūtūrus	—	—	assequendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		assequendī	assequendō	assequendum	assequendō	assecūtum	assecūtū

Derived terms

• assecūtor

Related terms

• cōnsequor
• exsequor
• īnsequor
• obsequor
• persequor

• prōsequor
• resequor
• sequor
• subsequor

References

• “assequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• assequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem
    
  • to conjecture: coniectura assequi, consequi, aliquid coniectura colligere
    
  • as far as I can guess: quantum ego coniectura assequor, auguror
    
  • to carry out one's plan: propositum assequi, peragere
    
  • to reach the highest grade of office: amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipisci
    
  • to overtake the enemy: hostes assequi, consequi