continueritis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →contineo, continere, continui, contentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
secure, maintain, sustain; fasten/hold in position; retain, keep safe, preserve;; hinder, contain/shut in/confine; stay; restrain/hold back; comprise/form basis;; keep/hold/hang together/fast; surround, enclose, contain, limit; concentrate;
pl. futperf. act. ind. 2ndpl. perf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...prodidit umbra, at nostrae vix se continuere manus, quin albam raramque comam lacrimosaque vino lumina rugosas distraherentque genas..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...volaturus parvo dedit oscula nato, Nec patriae lacrimas continuere genae. Monte minor collis, campis erat altior aequis: Hinc..."Liber XXXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...biduum consul et rex, alter alterius conatus expectantes, continuere suos intra uallum; tertio die Romanus omnes in aciem..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Volscorum et Aequorum dilectu, sustinendo rem ab seditionibus continuere, urbano otio foris quoque omnia tranquilla esse adfirmantes..."