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
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...nutricem accersitum iit quae illam aluit parvolam: in cognoscendo tute ipse aderi', Chaerea. CH. ego vero maneo..."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..."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..."