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queo

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See also: quẹo

Latin

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Etymology

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Back-formation from nequeō, itself related to the irregular verb .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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queō (present infinitive quīre, perfect active quiī or quīvī, supine quitum); irregular conjugation

  1. to be able, can
    Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, vigeō
    Antonym: nequeō

Conjugation

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References

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  • queo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • queo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • queo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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queo ()

  1. curved; curled; coiled; twisted
  2. (figurative) wrinkled; shriveled
  3. (figurative, of a narrative) distorted; manipulated; embellished

Derived terms

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