refero, referre, rettuli, relatus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bring/carry back/again/home; move/draw/force back, withdraw; go back, return;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | refero | referimus |
| 2 | refers | refertis |
| 3 | refert | referunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | referre |
| active | perfect | rettulisse |
| passive | present | referri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | refer | referte |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | referto | refertote |
| 3 | referto | referunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | referre | referimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | refertor | — |
| 3 | refertor | referuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | relatus | relati |
| Gen. | relati | relatorum |
| Dat. | relato | — |
| Acc. | relatum | relatos |
| Voc. | relate | relati |
| Abl. | relato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | relata | relatae |
| Gen. | relatae | relatarum |
| Dat. | relatae | — |
| Acc. | relatam | relatas |
| Voc. | relata | relatae |
| Abl. | relata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | relatum | relata |
| Gen. | relati | relatorum |
| Dat. | relato | — |
| Acc. | relatum | relata |
| Voc. | relatum | relata |
| Abl. | relato | — |
Supines
accusative: relatum; ablative: relatu
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...amittas, mihi molestus ne sies. TR. Mane, dum refero condicionem. GR. Te, opsecro hercle, aufer modo. TRACH. Ecquem..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Ignaviam. SYNC. Nunc domum haec ab aede Veneris refero vasa, ubi hostiis erus nequivit propitiare Venerem suo festo..."Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hanc volo prius rem agi, quam meum intro refero pedem. EVT. Quid istuc est? LYS. Suam quisque homo..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...satis. satin habes, mandata quae sunt facta si refero? TYND. Satis. PHIL. Et tua et tua huc ornatus..."Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...causa aequo animo attendite. Hecyram ad vos refero, quam mihi per silentium numquam agere licitumst; ita eam oppressit..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tibi ab urbe et exigenti negarem — cui non refero gratiam, si tantum ea praesto quae possum — , imperavi mihi..."Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...certe confitebor imbecillitatem meam: numquam mores quos extuli refero; aliquid ex eo quod composui turbatur, aliquid..."Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...melius referet matri gratiam [quam ego meae matri refero invitissimus.] 157a neque rettulit, quam ego refero meae matri..."