carperetur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →carpo, carpere, carpsi, carptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
seize/pick/pluck/gather/browse/tear off; graze/crop; tease/pull out/card (wool);; separate/divide, tear down; carve; despoil/fleece; pursue/harry; consume/erode;
sg. imperf. pass. subj. 3rd
Examples
Liber III
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...veniret, sed etiam nostrorum militum vocibus non nihil carperetur; tantamque opinionem timoris praebuit ut iam ad vallum castrorum..."Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...demum videbamus posse superari, si per singulos carperetur. Placuit in primis ipsum Classicum ostendere nocentem: hic aptissimus..."