persequor, persequi, persecutus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
follow up, pursue; overtake; attack; take vengeance on; accomplish;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | persequor | persequimur |
| 2 | persequeris | persequimini |
| 3 | persequitur | persequuntur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | persequi |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | persequere | persequimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | persequitor | — |
| 3 | persequitor | persequuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | persecutus | persecuti |
| Gen. | persecuti | persecutorum |
| Dat. | persecuto | — |
| Acc. | persecutum | persecutos |
| Voc. | persecute | persecuti |
| Abl. | persecuto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | persecuta | persecutae |
| Gen. | persecutae | persecutarum |
| Dat. | persecutae | — |
| Acc. | persecutam | persecutas |
| Voc. | persecuta | persecutae |
| Abl. | persecuta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | persecutum | persecuta |
| Gen. | persecuti | persecutorum |
| Dat. | persecuto | — |
| Acc. | persecutum | persecuta |
| Voc. | persecutum | persecuta |
| Abl. | persecuto | — |
Supines
accusative: persecutum; ablative: persecutu
Examples
- T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...servi facinus frugi, facere quod ego persequor, ne morae molestiaeque imperium erile habeat sibi..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...pandere dictis. Cuius ego ingressus vestigia dum rationes persequor ac doceo dictis, quo quaeque creata foedere sint..." - L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...bona patroni uoce corrupta. VIII. 1. Quid singula persequor? Cum uideris forum multitudine refertum et saepta concursu omnis..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quae praecipue convenire intendentibus ut oratores fiant existimem, persequor. XLVI. Igitur, ut Aratus ab Iove incipiendum putat..." 
Liber Octavus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...unaque mersa sufficiet placare ratis? te, Graecia fallax, persequor atque tuis hunc quasso moenibus ignem. nec tibi digna..."