Timeo Definition
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Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
present active timeō, present infinitive timēre, perfect active timuī. (defective)
- I fear, am afraid.
- Publilius Syrus, Sententiae
- Stultum est timere, quod vitare non potest.
- It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.
- Stultum est timere, quod vitare non potest.
- A phrase generally attributed to Thomas Aquinas.
- Hominem unius libri timeo.
- I fear a man of a single book.
- Hominem unius libri timeo.
- 29-19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid, liber II, 48
- Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
- Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.
- Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
- Publilius Syrus, Sententiae
Usage notes
- The verb timeō is a Latin verb of fearing.
Inflection
Second ConjugationSynonyms
- (fear): vereor
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