amplectere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amplector, amplecti, amplexus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
surround, encircle, embrace, clasp; esteem; cherish; surround, include, grasp;
sg. pres. imp. 2ndsg. fut. ind. 2ndsg. pres. ind. 2nd
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mihi credo ego hoc, te tenere. obsecro, amplectere, spes mea. ut me omnium iam laborum levas. PAL. Occupas..." - T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Agedum ergo, accede ad me atque amplectere sis. LEMN. Ego vero. TOX. Oh, nihil hoc magis dulcest..." - T
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...magis quod cupiam iam diu. Plan. Tene me, amplectere ergo. Phaed. Hoc etiam est quam ob rem cupiam..."