absto

See also: abstõ

Latin

Alternative forms

  • apstō

Etymology

From ab- (from, away from) +‎ stō (stand; remain).

Pronunciation

Verb

abstō (present infinitive abstāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive

  1. (intransitive, usually used with longe) to stand off or at a distance from, stand aloof
    Synonym: dissideō
    Antonym: īnstō

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • absto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • absto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • absto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.