detinuisses
Dictionary entries
- Entry →detineo, detinere, detinui, detentus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
detain, hold; hold off, keep away (from); hold prisoner; retain; occupy;; hold/keep back (from use); keep, cause to remain; reserve; delay end, protract;
sg. pluperf. act. subj. 2nd
Examples
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...LEON. Siquidem hercle nunc summum Iovem te dicas detinuisse atque is precator adsiet, malam rem effugies numquam..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...meum nobis abducere Quintum te iuuat et lenta detinuisse mora? Quid Nomentani causam mihi perdis agelli, propter uicinum..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...traditur et nymphe mortalis amore Calypso capta recusantem detinuisse virum. creditur aequoream Pthio Nereida regi, Egeriam iusto concubuisse..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...potuit Minos hominis conpescere pinnas; Ipse deum volucrem detinuisse paro. Fallitur, Haemonias siquis decurrit ad artes, Datque quod..."