despero, desperare, desperavi, desperatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
despair (of); have no/give up hope (of/that); give up as hopeless (of cure);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | despero | desperamus |
| 2 | desperas | desperatis |
| 3 | desperat | desperant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | desperare |
| active | perfect | desperavisse |
| passive | present | desperari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | despera | desperate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | desperato | desperatote |
| 3 | desperato | desperanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | desperare | desperamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | desperator | — |
| 3 | desperator | desperantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperatus | desperati |
| Gen. | desperati | desperatorum |
| Dat. | desperato | — |
| Acc. | desperatum | desperatos |
| Voc. | desperate | desperati |
| Abl. | desperato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperata | desperatae |
| Gen. | desperatae | desperatarum |
| Dat. | desperatae | — |
| Acc. | desperatam | desperatas |
| Voc. | desperata | desperatae |
| Abl. | desperata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperatum | desperata |
| Gen. | desperati | desperatorum |
| Dat. | desperato | — |
| Acc. | desperatum | desperata |
| Voc. | desperatum | desperata |
| Abl. | desperato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperandus | — |
| Gen. | desperandi | — |
| Dat. | desperando | — |
| Acc. | desperandum | — |
| Voc. | desperande | — |
| Abl. | desperando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperanda | — |
| Gen. | desperandae | — |
| Dat. | desperandae | — |
| Acc. | desperandam | — |
| Voc. | desperanda | — |
| Abl. | desperanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | desperandum | — |
| Gen. | desperandi | — |
| Dat. | desperando | — |
| Acc. | desperandum | — |
| Voc. | desperandum | — |
| Abl. | desperando | — |
Supines
accusative: desperatum; ablative: desperatu
Examples
Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...recorrigere quam indurescat pravitas eius. Sed nec indurata despero: nihil est quod non expugnet pertinax opera et intenta..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...desperatione extrema remedia temptet. Marcellinum nostrum ego nondum despero; etiam nunc servari potest, sed si cito illi manus..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...atque acerba, fortuna vestra vobis suadet. Equidem haud despero, cum omnium potestas ei facta sit, aliquid..."Liber VI
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...interesse iudicio videreris; quam, sit licet magna, non despero gratiam brevissimae impetraturam. Nam et copia rerum et arguta..."