assideo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sedeō (“sit; settle down”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /asˈsi.de.oː/, [äs̠ˈs̠ɪd̪eoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /asˈsi.de.o/, [äsˈsiːd̪eo]
Verb
assideō (present infinitive assidēre, perfect active assēdī, supine assessum); second conjugation, no passive
- I sit by or near someone or something.
- I am or stand by one's side.
- (of the sick) I take care of, attend upon or to.
- (figuratively) I station myself before, am encamped before or sit down before (something); besiege, blockade.
- (figuratively, with dative) I am like, resemble.
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References
- “assideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- assideo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.