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obtineo

Dictionary entries

  • obtineo, obtinere, obtinui, obtentus:

    Verb · 2nd conjugation

    Frequency:
    Very Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = get hold of; maintain; obtain; hold fast, occupy; prevail;

    Entry →
    sg. pres. act. ind. 1st

Examples

  • T

    Persa

    Titus Maccius Plautus

    "...SATVRIO Veterem atque antiquom quaestum maio servo atque obtineo et magna cum cura colo. nam numquam quisquam meorum..."
  • L

    Libri XI-XIII

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM

    "...mulio excalceatus, non propter aestatem. Vix a me obtineo ut hoc vehiculum velim videri meum: durat adhuc perversa..."

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