orabam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →oro, orare, oravi, oratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
beg, ask for, pray; beseech, plead, entreat; worship, adore;
sg. imperf. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...aegre laturum esse eum? quam ob rem te orabam filiam ut remitteres. PH. non credidi edepol adeo inhumanum..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...mihi deserto violentior ignis ad ossa pervenit: orabam veniam et peccasse fatebar et potuisse datis simili succumbere culpae..."