consequebatur
Dictionary entries
- Entry →consequor, consequi, consecutus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
follow, go/come after; attend on; pursue; catch up with, overtake; follow up;; happen subsequently, ensue/follow in order/time; act accordingly, follow plan;; seek after, aim at; achieve, reach; obtain; acquire, gain; grasp/comprehend;
sg. imperf. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Caesaris dixit. Et Pedo de myrmillone qui retiarium consequebatur nec feriebat "vivum" inquit "capere vult". LXII. Iungitur amphiboliae..."Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...facturam putas? An ea, quae per vinitorem antea consequebatur, per se ipsa curabit? Sed videsne accessuram ei curam..."Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...amor, e quo etiam rationis explicandae disserendique cupiditas consequebatur; quodque hoc solum animal natum est pudoris ac verecundiae..."