instandis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →insto, instare, institi, -:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
pursue, threaten; approach, press hard; be close to (w/DAT); stand in/on;
abl. pl. fut. pass. part.dat. pl. fut. pass. part.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...figuratum autem quotiens non sciscitandi gratia adsumitur, sed instandi: "quid enim tuus ille, tubero, destrictus in acie Pharsalica..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...repente portis effusi hostes impulsa Romana acie studio instandi sequendique trahuntur ad locum insidiarum. Inde subito exorti Romani..."