ambiens
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ambio, ambire, ambivi, ambitus:
Verb · 4th conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
go round, visit in rotation, inspect; solicit, canvass; circle, embrace;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...umor regnarit in arvis. ignis enim superavit et ambiens multa perussit, avia cum Phaethonta rapax vis solis equorum..."Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...uerticem. [13,3] Hic uentus circumactus et eundem ambiens locum ac se ipsa uertigine concitans turbo..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...struimus per decliue circumdatas, ut saepe eundem ignem ambiens aqua per tantum fluat spatii, quantum efficiendo calori..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...adeo publicum consilium numquam adiit, deviis plerumque itineribus ambiens patriam et declinans. [6.16] Interea magna vis accusatorum..."