Third Conjugation Verbs

ago agere egi actum

drive, bring, lead, do, act, come (age! ‘Come!’); gratias + a form of ago = ‘to give thanks’

curro currere cucurri cursum

run

dico dicere dixi dictum

say, speak

duco ducere duxi ductum

lead

lego legere legi lectum

read

mitto mittere misi missum

send

rego regere rexi rectum

rule

scribo scribere scripsi scriptum

write

uinco uincere uici uictum

conquer

amitto amittere amisi amissum

lose

cado cadere cecidi casum

fall

caedo caedere cecidi caesum

strike; cut (down); flog, beat; kill

conscendo conscendere conscendi conscensum
scando scandere

climb

defendo defendere defendi defensum

defend

discedo discedere discessi discessum

depart, come away

disco discere didici

learn

diuido diuidere diuisi diuisum

divide

incendo incendere incendi incensus

set on fire, set fire to, burn

intellego intellegere intellexi intellectum

understand, perceive, comprehend

ludo ludere lusi lusum

play

neglego neglegere neglexi neglectum

neglect, ignore, overlook

occido occidere occidi occisum

slay, kill; occidi ‘I’m done for!’

ostendo ostendere ostendi ostentum

show, reveal

peto petere petiui petitum

seek, beg, proposition; attack; stand for (public office)

pono ponere posui positum

put, place, set up, position

relinquo relinquere reliqui relictum

abandon, leave

traho trahere traxi tractum

drag

terro terrere terrui territum

frighten/terrify

credo credere credidi creditum (+ dat for a person; + acc for a thing)

believe; to entrust X (acc.) to Y (dat.)

depono deponere deposui depositum

abandon/ drop

resisto resistere restiti (+ dat)

resist/ make a stand against

constituo constituere constitui constitutum

decide, set up, establish

ueho uehere uexi uectum

carry, convey

uiuo uiuere uixi uictum

live, be alive

educo educere eduxi eductum

lead out; draw out, unsheathe

metuo metuere metui metutum

regard with fear, be afraid of

promitto promittere promisi promissum

promise

destringo destringere destrinxi destrinctum

draw, unsheathe (a weapon)

tollo tollere sustuli sublatum

raise, lift; pick up and remove

fingo fingere finxi fictum

make by shaping (from clay, wax, molten metal, etc.), form, fashion; make up, invent, fabricate (a story, excuse, accusation)'

fundo fundere fudi fusum

pour, pour out

tego tegere texi tectum

place a covering over, cover; shield, protect

dedo dedere dedidi deditum

hand over, yield possession of, give up, surrender, hand over

permitto permittere permisi permisum

permit, allow

quaero quaerere quaes(i)i or quaesiui quaesitum

seek, ask, look for

sino sinere siui situm

allow, let, permit

bibo bibere bibi

drink

frango frangere fregi fractum

break, shatter, smash

adduco, adducere, adduxi, adductum

to lead to, bring to, bring along

appello, appellere, appuli, appulsum

to drive, move or bring a person or thing to or toward.

abscido abscidere abscidi abscisum

cut away, cut off; tear (clothing, hair, etc.) off or away

ascendo, ascendere, ascendi, ascensum

ascend, mount

contego, contegere, contexi, contectum

cover

euado, euadere, euasi, euasum

go out, come out, go forth, escape

induo, induere, indui, indutum

put on

uerto, uertere, uerti, uersum

to turn, turn back

auerto auertere auerti auersum

deflect

cano canere cecini (cantum)

sing, chant

tero terere triui tritum

subject to friction, rub; reduce (a substance) by rubbing; use up (time) in an activity' (especially of an ineffectual or frivolous kind)

carpo carpere carpsi carptum

slander

consisto consistere constiti constitum

stand fast, hold one's own'; here 'keep firm control of

contingo contingere contigi, contactum

happen, befall

exardesco exardescere exarsi exarsum

burn; be inflamed

peruinco peruincere peruici peruictum

conquer completely

surgo surgere surrexi surrectum

rise to one's feet, get up, arise

accerso accersere accersiui accersitum

summon

describo describere descripsi descriptum

to copy off, transcribe, write out, write down (reading 3: allude to)

interimo interimere interemi interemptum

kill, murder

inueho inuehere inuexi inuectum

carry in (reading 3: in pass. 'attack'

opprimo opprimere oppressi oppressum

put down, suppress, press down; surprise, catch; crush

excludo excludere exclusi exclusum

deny entry or access to, keep or shut out

edo edere edidi editum

eject, emit; bring forth (offspring), give birth to; carry out, perform (actions); commit (crimes); utter, emit (sounds or words); make known in words, disclose, tell, relate

interpono interponere interposui interpositum

interpose

incido incidere incidi

Cic. here 'to light on, touch on' (+ in + acc.)

trado tradere tradidi traditum

to hand over, entrust

conduco conducere conduxi conductum

Cic 'rent'

restituo restituere restitui restitutum

restore, put back

ruo ruere rui

rush

resido residere resedi

take one's seat, sit down'; here 'mount

dimitto dimittere dimisi dimissum

dismiss

succurro succurrere succurri succursum

come to the aid of' (+ dat.)

absumo absumere absumpsi absumptum

destroy

albesco albescere

become white; become bright, gleam (with light)

diuello diuellere diuelli or diuulsi diuulsum

tear apart or in pieces

exstinguo exstinguere exstinxi exstinctum

here 'cause the death of, kill'

impello impellere impuli impulsum

here 'drive or push forward'

inludo inludere inlusi inlusum

'mock' (here + dat.)

procedo procedere processi processum

go or move forward, advance, progress

spargo spargere sparsi sparsum

scatter, sprinkle, spatter

aduerto aduertere aduerti aduersum

here 'direct towards'

auello auellere auelli or auolsi (auulsi) auolsum (auulsum)

'tear away' (a person)

accendo accendere

kindle

decedo decedere decessi decessum

depart

decerno decernere decreui decretum

determine, decide

perago peragere peregi peractum

pass, spend, complete (a period of time)

cognosco cognoscere cognoui cognitum

get to know, examine

coquo coquere coxi coctum

cook

deduco deducere deduxi deductum

lead away/down

gero gerere gessi gestum

do, conduct; wage war ‘bellum gero’ = I wage war

inquam
inquis
inquit
inquimus
inquitis
inquiunt

say (conjugate)