adbito

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (to, up to, towards) +‎ bīto (I go); compare bēto (I go).

Verb

adbītō (present infinitive adbītere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to approach, to come near, to draw near
    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi:
      Namque edepol si adbites propius, os denasabit tibi mordicus.
      That’s right, by Jove! for if you go any nearer, he’ll bite your nose off.

Conjugation

References

  • adbito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adbito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.