Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object

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Verbs Which Affect the Location of the Object
Latin English
profero bring forth, advance
transfero transfer, convey, change translate
misceo, miscui, mixtus mix, mingle
traicio throw across, bring across
mando, -avi, -atus entrust to, command
accipio, -cepi, -ceptus accept
mitto, misi, missus send, send forth or away, throw
educo lead out, raise up
capio cepi, captus get, take
pertineo pertain
vendo, vendidi, venditus sell
circumdo, -dedi, -datus surround, put around
possideo, -sedi, -sessus possess
pendeo, pependi hang, depend on
suscipio undertake
perago finish, relate, go through
carpo, carpsi, carptus pluck
perfero carry through
praebeo, -bui, -bitus offer, furnish, give
coniungo join together
prodo, -didi, -ditus bring forth, betray
captivus captive
iungo, iunxi, iunctus join, unite, connect
pello, pepuli, pulsus drive, strike
impello drive upon, push forward
maritus husband
sustineo sustain
affero, attuli, allatus bring to
instruo, instruxi, instructus arrange, furnish, instruct
compono put together, compose, arrange
claudo, clausi, clausus close
tollo, sustuli, sublatus lift, remove
iacio, ieci, iactus throw
comperio, comperi, compertus find out
retineo retain
ago, egi actus do, drive, act
dono, -avi, -atus present
subicio throw under, place under, subdue
agito, -avi, -atus drive about, vex, consider, observe
edo, edi, esus eat
infero bring on, attack
porta gate
aufero, abstuli, ablatus carry away
admitto send to, let go, admit
vertex, vertic- top
iacto, -avi, -atus throw about, boast, discuss
averto turn away, avert
uxor wife
reddo, -didi, -ditus give back, return
portus port
propono put forward, propose
prohibeo prohibit
reduco lead back, reduce
volvo, volvi, volutus roll, revolve, ponder
experior, expertus try
exigo, exegi, exactus demand, require, exact
suspendo suspend, hang up
relinquo, reliqui, relictus leave, abandon
mergo, mersi, mersus dip, immerse, sink
appono place near, put to
addo, -didi, -ditus add, give to, place
moveo, movi, motus move
eripio snatch away, rescue
pulso, -avi, -atus strike, beat, knock
differo distuli scatter
obtineo obtain
deduco lead down, accompany
recipio take back, recover, receive
inicio throw into or on
tracto, -avi, -atus drag, handle, manage
donum gift
dimitto send away, stop
subdo, -didi, -ditus put under, subdue, substitute
impono put upon or in
bibo, bibi, bibitus drink
edo, edidi editus give out, publish
adicio throw at
detraho take down or away, lover, humiliate
trado, -didi, -ditus give up, hand over, communicate
pando, pandi, passus spread out, expand, explain
incipio begin
reliquus remaining
deicio throw down
libo, -avi, -atus pour a libation, sacrifice, touch, take from
contineo hold together, contain
sterno, stravi, stratus strew, lay low, cover
pono, posui, positus place, put
offero, obtuli offer, place before
iugum yoke
removeo remove
effero, extuli bring out, utter
converto convert, turn towards
rapio, rapui, raptus seize, snatch, grab
fundo, fudi, fusus pour, scatter
concipio conceive, catch, receive
tribuo, -bui, -butus give as a share, attribute
committo begin, entrust to
defero carry down, report
decipio deceive
dux, duc- leader
linquo leave, depart
percipio perceive
reverto turn back, return
urgeo, ursi urge, drive on, press
adduco lead towards
desero. -serui, -sertus desert, forsake
ictus blow, stroke, accent (of verse)
do, da-, dedi, datus give, offer, put
quatio, quassi, quassus shake
depono put down, put aside
cogo, coegi, coactus force
praefero carry before, show, prefer
verto, verti, versus turn, change, overthrow
corripio, -ripui, -reptus seize, lay hold of
impendeo overhang
spargo, sparsi, sparsus scatter
figo, fixi, fixus fix, fasten, attach, transfix
haurio, hausi, haustus empty, draw out
fero, tuli, latus bring, carry
proicio throw forward
refero bring back, report, it matters
induo, indui, indutus put on, assume
veho, vexi, vectus carry, bear
porto, -avi -atus carry
operio, operui, opertus cover
duco, duxi, ductus lead, raw
deprehendo, -prehendi, -prehensus catch, perceive
confero, collatus bring together
necto, nexui, nexus tie, fasten, connect
promitto promise, send forward
consumo consume, spend
habeo, habui, habitus have, hold
reperio, repperi, repertus find
coniunx, coniug- mate, wife, husband
teneo, tenui, tentus hold
pendo, pependi, pensus hang, weigh, consider, pay
diversus turned apart, different, diverse
emo, emi, emptus buy
gero, gessi, gestus carry, carry on
obicio throw against, oppose, expose
sumo, sumpso, sumptus take, select, assume
iaceo, iacui, iaciturus lie, recline
expello, expuli, expulsus drive out, expel
effundo pour out
permitto permit, give up, throw
adversus turned away, adverse, hostile
traho, traxi, tractus drag, draw , take
commendo entrust to, recommend
excipio except, take out, take up
remitto send back, concede, grant
agmen, agmin- column of soldiers, band
aperio, aperui, apertus open
adhibeo, adhibui, adhibitus apply
verso, -avi, -atiis turn around, be engaged in
amitto send away, lose



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