cognoscendo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
become acquainted with/aware of; recognize; learn, find to be; inquire/examine;
abl. sg. fut. pass. part.abl. sg. fut. pass. part.dat. sg. fut. pass. part.dat. sg. fut. pass. part.
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...nutricem accersitum iit quae illam aluit parvolam: in cognoscendo tute ipse aderi', Chaerea. CH. ego vero maneo..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...convictos legitimam poenam supergressus ad bestias condemnavit. In cognoscendo autem ac decernendo mira varietate animi fuit, modo circumspectus..." - P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...securi, inlisit fronti Lapithae Celadontis et ossa non cognoscendo confusa relinquit in ore. exsiluere oculi, disiectisque ossibus oris..."