obeo

obeo

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“towards”) +‎ eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.be.oː/, [ˈɔbeoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.be.o/, [ˈɔːbeo]

Verb

obeō (present infinitive obīre, perfect active obiī or obīvī, supine obitum); irregular conjugation, irregular

1. I go towards, go to meet.

   Synonyms: congredior, occurrō, inveniō, offendō, prōcēdō

2. I arrive at, reach, come to.

   Synonyms: perveniō, adveniō, ēvādō, adsum, teneō, tangō, prehendō

3. I undertake a task, take charge of, take part in.

   alicuius (or alicuius rei) munia obire (or implere or servare) ― to perform the functions of someone or thing

   Synonyms: defungor, fungor, ineo

4. I traverse, travel over, travel through
5. (astronomy) I set.
6. (figuratively) I fall, perish, pass away, die (mortem or diem obeo)

   Synonyms: morior, exspīrō, dēfungor, intereō, discēdō, dēficiō, pereō

7. (figuratively) I survey, look over.

   Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, exsequor

Conjugation

Irregular conjugation, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to obiī, but occasionally appears as obīvī.

Conjugation of obeō (irregular)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obeō	obīs	obit	obīmus	obītis	obeunt
	imperfect	obībam	obībās	obībat	obībāmus	obībātis	obībant
	future	obībō	obībis	obībit	obībimus	obībitis	obībunt
	perfect	obiī, obīvī	obīstī, obīvistī	obiit, obīvit	obiimus	obīstis	obiērunt, obiēre
	pluperfect	obieram	obierās	obierat	obierāmus	obierātis	obierant
	future perfect	obierō	obieris	obierit	obierimus	obieritis	obierint
passive	present	obeor	obīris, obīre	obītur	obīmur	obīminī	obeuntur
	imperfect	obībar	obībāris, obībāre	obībātur	obībāmur	obībāminī	obībantur
	future	obībor	obīberis, obībere	obībitur	obībimur	obībiminī	obībuntur
	perfect	obitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obeam	obeās	obeat	obeāmus	obeātis	obeant
	imperfect	obīrem	obīrēs	obīret	obīrēmus	obīrētis	obīrent
	perfect	obierim	obierīs	obierit	obierīmus	obierītis	obierint
	pluperfect	obīssem	obīssēs	obīsset	obīssēmus	obīssētis	obīssent
passive	present	obear	obeāris, obeāre	obeātur	obeāmur	obeāminī	obeantur
	imperfect	obīrer	obīrēris, obīrēre	obīrētur	obīrēmur	obīrēminī	obīrentur
	perfect	obitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obī	—	—	obīte	—
	future	—	obītō	obītō	—	obītōte	obeuntō
passive	present	—	obīre	—	—	obīminī	—
	future	—	obītor	obītor	—	—	obeuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		obīre	obīsse	obitūrum esse	obīrī	obitum esse	obitum īrī
participles		obiēns	—	obitūrus	—	obitus	obeundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		obeundī	obeundō	obeundum	obeundō	obitum	obitū

Descendants

• English: obituary

References

• “obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
• “obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• obeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to depart this life: mortem (diem supremum) obire
    
  • to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
    
  • to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi
    
  • to visit, traverse a province: provinciam obire