prosequor

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.se.kʷor/, [ˈproːs̠ɛkʷɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.se.kwor/, [ˈprɔːs̬ekwor]

Verb

prōsequor (present infinitive prōsequī, perfect active prōsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. to escort, accompany
2. to pursue, follow
3. to describe in detail
4. (figuratively) to attend, wait on, allow, accommodate

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōsequor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōsequor	prōsequeris, prōsequere	prōsequitur	prōsequimur	prōsequiminī	prōsequuntur
	imperfect	prōsequēbar	prōsequēbāris, prōsequēbāre	prōsequēbātur	prōsequēbāmur	prōsequēbāminī	prōsequēbantur
	future	prōsequar	prōsequēris, prōsequēre	prōsequētur	prōsequēmur	prōsequēminī	prōsequentur
	perfect	prōsecūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōsecūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōsecūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōsequar	prōsequāris, prōsequāre	prōsequātur	prōsequāmur	prōsequāminī	prōsequantur
	imperfect	prōsequerer	prōsequerēris, prōsequerēre	prōsequerētur	prōsequerēmur	prōsequerēminī	prōsequerentur
	perfect	prōsecūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōsecūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōsequere	—	—	prōsequiminī	—
	future	—	prōsequitor	prōsequitor	—	—	prōsequuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōsequī	prōsecūtum esse	prōsecūtūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		prōsequēns	prōsecūtus	prōsecūtūrus	—	—	prōsequendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		prōsequendī	prōsequendō	prōsequendum	prōsequendō	prōsecūtum	prōsecūtū

Derived terms

• prōsecūtiō
• prōsecūtor
• prōsecūtus
• prōsequium

 

Related terms

• assequor
• cōnsequor
• exsequor
• īnsequor
• obsequor
• persequor
• resequor
• sequor
• subsequor

 

Descendants

• Catalan: prosseguir
• English: prosecute, pursue
• Old Francoprovençal: porsegre
  • Franco-Provençal: porsègre
• French: poursuivre
• Italian: proseguire
• Portuguese: prosseguir
• Sicilian: prusicutari
• Spanish: proseguir

References

• “prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “prosequor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prosequor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to accompany any one when starting; to see a person off: aliquem proficiscentem prosequi
    
  • to wish any one a prosperous journey: aliquem proficiscentem votis ominibusque prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    
  • to attend a person's funeral: exsequias alicuius funeris prosequi
    
  • to perform the last offices of affection: supremis officiis aliquem prosequi (vid sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    
  • to show kindness to..: benevolentia aliquem complecti or prosequi
    
  • to wish prosperity to an undertaking: aliquid optimis ominibus prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    
  • to honour, show respect for, a person: aliquem honore afficere, augere, ornare, prosequi (vid. sect. VI. 11., note Prosequi...)
    
  • to show a thankful appreciation of a person's kindness: grata memoria aliquem prosequi
    
  • to think of a person with a grateful sense of his goodness: nomen alicuius grato animo prosequi
    
  • to feel affection for a person: amore prosequi, amplecti aliquem
    
  • to use insulting expressions to any one: contumeliosis vocibus prosequi aliquem (vid. sect. VI. 11, note Prosequi...)
    
  • to be courteous, obliging to some one: aliquem officiis suis complecti, prosequi
    
  • to pursue the enemy: hostes insequi, prosequi