differo, differre, distuli, dilatus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
postpone/delay/differ; put off, keep waiting; give respite to; differ, disagree;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | differo | differimus |
| 2 | differs | differtis |
| 3 | differt | differunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | differre |
| active | perfect | distulisse |
| passive | present | differri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | differ | differte |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | differto | differtote |
| 3 | differto | differunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | differre | differimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | differtor | — |
| 3 | differtor | differuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dilatus | dilati |
| Gen. | dilati | dilatorum |
| Dat. | dilato | — |
| Acc. | dilatum | dilatos |
| Voc. | dilate | dilati |
| Abl. | dilato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dilata | dilatae |
| Gen. | dilatae | dilatarum |
| Dat. | dilatae | — |
| Acc. | dilatam | dilatas |
| Voc. | dilata | dilatae |
| Abl. | dilata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dilatum | dilata |
| Gen. | dilati | dilatorum |
| Dat. | dilato | — |
| Acc. | dilatum | dilata |
| Voc. | dilatum | dilata |
| Abl. | dilato | — |
Supines
accusative: dilatum; ablative: dilatu
Examples
- C
Pelopidas
Cornelius Nepos
"...erat signata, sub pulvinum subiciens `In crastinum' inquit `differo res severas.' At illi omnes, cum iam nox processisset..." - L
Liber XVI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...quam desideras veniet. Illius tibi noctem promitto nec differo; intra comperendinationem fides promissi mei extabit.' Plus est distribuere..." - L
Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...putas dicere, qui ingratus est miser erit? non differo illum: statim miser est. Itaque ingrati esse vitemus..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...frontem ad risum quaelibet fortuita res transferet. Non differo in longius tempus quo desiderium omne mulcetur, quo etiam..." - L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE BENEFICIIS
"...laborum ac longae seruitutis expectatione deficias; non differo te, de praesentibus fiat. Numquam eris gratus, nisi statim..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quorum ego sicut troporum tractatum in eum locum differo quo mihi de ornatu orationis dicendum erit. XVII. Praecipue..." - M
XIX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...capto, quod putas, quousque taceo, in quod tempus differo illam, quam me putas premere, vocem? ecce reatus, iudicium..." - M
XVI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...amico praestare debeamus? nullam legem timuit, ne relinqueretur. Differo interim causam amicitiae; agere paulisper omnium libet. et tyrannus..."