[ˈprɛ.moː], [ˈprɛː.mo]
OrigoForms not built on the present stem probably come from Proto-Italic *pres-, from Proto-Indo-European *pr-es- (“to press”), from *per- (“to push, beat, press”). The present stem is assumed to be an analogical formation on the model of tremō, which had the variant stems *trem- and *tres- in Proto-Indo-European.
- conjugation-3to press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
“cīncta premēbantur trucibus Capitōlia Gallīs:” — The Capitol, having been surrounded, was being overwhelmed by the savage Gauls: Already the lengthy siege had caused a famine.
- conjugation-3to tighten, compress, shorten, press closely, squeeze
- conjugation-3to make, form, or shape any thing by pressing
- conjugation-3to conceal, cover
- conjugation-3to knock down, topple, suppress, strike to the ground
- conjugation-3to win, defeat, overcome, exceed
- conjugation-3to pursue
- conjugation-3to denigrate, disparage, discredit
- conjugation-3to close, block, arrest, check, restrain
“Tālia vōce refert, cūrīsque ingentibus aeger” — Such words he speaks aloud, and sick with heavy anguish he feigns the face of hope, restrains the sadness deep in his heart.
(Outwardly resolute, inwardly distraught: Possible translations vary regard
- conjugation-3to suffocate, repress
- conjugation-3to lower, decrease, diminish
- conjugation-3to stop, withhold, hold
- conjugation-3to rape, ravish
- conjugation-3to emphasize a particular word
- conjugation-3to approach threateningly to
- conjugation-3to condense, abridge, summarize
- conjugation-3to cause to sink, dig
- conjugation-3, poeticto plant; to sow
“Quod superest, quaecumque premes virgulta per agros,
Sparge fimo pingui et multa memor occule terra,
Aut lapidem bibulum aut squalentis infode conchas;
Inter enim labentur aquae tenuisque subibit
Hali” — Translation by James B. Greenough
For the rest, whate'er
The sets thou plantest in thy fields, thereon
Strew refuse rich, and with abundant earth
Take heed to hide them, and dig in withal
Rough shells
Formaepremō(canonical) · premere(infinitive, present) · pressī(active, perfect) · pressum(supine) · premō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · premis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · premit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · premimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · premitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · premunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · premēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · premēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · premēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · premēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · premēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · premēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · premam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · premēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · premet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · premēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium