apstines
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;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...patiar alios amplexarier? mortuom hercle me hodie satiust. apstine hoc, mulier, manum, nisi si te mea manu..."Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...iterum vis memorari, scelus, ut defiat dies. DAEM. Apstine maledictis et mihi quod rogavi dilue. TRACH. Cistellam isti..."Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...odorare hanc quam ego habeo pallam. quid olet? apstines? PEN. Summum olfactare oportet vestimentum muliebre, nam ex istoc..."Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...tibi negotium Id curas atque urbanis rebus te apstines? Huc mihi uenisti sponsam praereptum meam..."