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
- P
Hecyra
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...aegre laturum esse eum? quam ob rem te orabam filiam ut remitteres. PH. non credidi edepol adeo inhumanum..." - P
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..."