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
- L
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..." - L
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..." - T
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...atque acerba, fortuna vestra vobis suadet. Equidem haud despero, cum omnium potestas ei facta sit, aliquid..." - G
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..."