apstinent
Dictionary entries
- Entry →apstineo, apstinere, apstinui, apstentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
withhold, keep away/clear; abstain, fast; refrain (from); avoid; keep hands of;
pl. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...patiar alios amplexarier? mortuom hercle me hodie satiust. apstine hoc, mulier, manum, nisi si te mea manu..." - T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...iterum vis memorari, scelus, ut defiat dies. DAEM. Apstine maledictis et mihi quod rogavi dilue. TRACH. Cistellam isti..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...odorare hanc quam ego habeo pallam. quid olet? apstines? PEN. Summum olfactare oportet vestimentum muliebre, nam ex istoc..." - T
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...tibi negotium Id curas atque urbanis rebus te apstines? Huc mihi uenisti sponsam praereptum meam..."