Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Favor

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Favor
English Latin
it pleases, is agreeable libet, libuit, libitum
love amor
embrace, surround, grasp complector, complexus
venerate, worship veneror, -atus (dep)
be eager, zealous, strive for, want studeo, studui
be well salveo
laugh rideo, risi, risus
enjoy fruor, fructus (dep)
joy gaudium
desire, lust libido, libidin-
desire, yearn cupio, cupivi, cupitus
wonder, be astonished, admire miror, miratus (dep)
desire opto, -avi, -atus
applaud plaudo, plausi, plausus
diligent diligens, diligent-
wonderful, astonishing mirus
safety, health salus, salut-
cherish, keep warm foveo, fovi, fotus
free from care, secure securus
be strong prevail, goodbye valeo, valui, valitus
approve, prove, show probo, -avi, -atus
favor, help faveo, favi, fautus
game, school ludus
friend amicus
beloved, dear dilectus
youth iuventus, iuventut-
care for, take care of, cure curo, -avi, -atus
a struggle, contest certamen
care, anxiety cura
study, zeal, fondness studium
marry nubo, nupsi, nuptus
celebrate, honor, make known celebro, -avi, -atus
love amo, -avi, -atus
friendship amicitia
fruit, enjoyment, profit fructus
youth, young man or woman iuvenis
strong validus
dare audeo, ausus
daring, bold audax, audac-
a desire desiderium
eager, fond, greedy cupidus
placid, gentle placidus
please, be agreeable placeo, placui, placitus
struggle, contend certo, -avi, -atus
fruit, produce frux, frug-
please, delight, help iuvo, iuvi, iutus
enemy, unfriendly inimicus
desire, long for, miss, lose desidero, -avi, -atus
eager, diligent, studious studiosus
safe, sound salvus
rejoice gaudeo, gavisus
youth iuventa
love, like, esteem diligo, dilexi, dilectus
willing libens, libent-
a desire cupido, cupidin-
play ludo, lusi, lusus



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