[ˈau̯.de.oː], [ˈaːu̯.de.o]
OriginFrom avidus (“greedy”) + -eō (stative suffix), hence originally meaning “to be greedy”, as also evidenced by the form sōdēs (“if you please”) < *sī audēs (literally “if you want very much”). For the supine ausum compare also ārdeō : ārsum and gaudeō : gavīsum, in which the i was retained.
- conjugation-2to dare, venture, risk
“Quam diū quisquam erit quī tē dēfendēre audeat, vīvēs, et vīvēs ita ut nunc vīvis, multīs meīs et firmīs praesidiīs obsessus nē commōvēre tē contrā rem pūblicam possīs. Multōrum tē etiam oculī et aurē” — As long as one person exists who can dare to defend you, you shall live; but you shall live as you do now, surrounded by my many and trusty guards, so that you shall not be able to stir one finger aga
“Sapere audē.” — Dare to be wise.
- conjugation-2, poeticto be eager for battle
Formsaudeō(canonical) · optionally semi-deponent(canonical) · audēre(infinitive, present) · ausī(active, perfect) · ausus sum(active, perfect) · ausum(supine) · audeō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · audēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · audet(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · audēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · audētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · audent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · audēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · audēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · audēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · audēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · audēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · audēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · audēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · audēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular)