obeo

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“towards”) +‎ eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.be.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɔː.be.o]

Verb

obeō (present infinitive obīre, perfect active obiī or obīvī, supine obitum); irregular conjugation

1. to go towards, go to meet; to oppose, face

   Synonyms: congredior, occurrō, inveniō, offendō, prōcēdō

2. to arrive at, reach, come to

   Synonyms: perveniō, adveniō, ēvādō, adsum, teneō, tangō, prehendō

3. to undertake a task, take charge of, take part in

   Synonyms: defungor, fungor, ineo

   alicuius (or alicuius rei) munia obire (or implere or servare) ― to perform the functions of someone or thing

4. to traverse, travel over, travel through
5. (astronomy) to set
6. (figuratively) to fall, perish, pass away, die (mortem or diem obeo)

   Synonyms: morior, exspīrō, dēfungor, intereō, discēdō, dēficiō, pereō

7. (figuratively) to survey, look over

   Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, exsequor

Conjugation

Irregular conjugation, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to obiī, but occasionally appears as obīvī.

   Conjugation of obeō (irregular conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	obeō		obīs		obit		obīmus		obītis		obeunt
	imperfect	obībam		obībās		obībat		obībāmus		obībātis		obībant
	future	obībō		obībis		obībit		obībimus		obībitis		obībunt
	perfect	obiī, obīvī		obīstī, obiistī, obīvistī		obiit, obīvit		obiimus, obīvimus		obīstis, obiistis, obīvistis		obiērunt, obiēre, obīvērunt, obīvēre
	pluperfect	obieram, obīveram		obierās, obīverās		obierat, obīverat		obierāmus, obīverāmus		obierātis, obīverātis		obierant, obīverant
	future perfect	obierō, obīverō		obieris, obīveris		obierit, obīverit		obierimus, obīverimus		obieritis, obīveritis		obierint, obīverint
passive	present	obeor		obīris, obīre		obītur		obīmur		obīminī		obeuntur
	imperfect	obībar		obībāris, obībāre		obībātur		obībāmur		obībāminī		obībantur
	future	obībor		obīberis, obībere		obībitur		obībimur		obībiminī		obībuntur
	perfect	obitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	obeam		obeās		obeat		obeāmus		obeātis		obeant
	imperfect	obīrem		obīrēs		obīret		obīrēmus		obīrētis		obīrent
	perfect	obierim, obīverim		obierīs, obīverīs		obierit, obīverit		obierīmus, obīverīmus		obierītis, obīverītis		obierint, obīverint
	pluperfect	obīssem, obiissem, obīvissem		obīssēs, obiissēs, obīvissēs		obīsset, obiisset, obīvisset		obīssēmus, obiissēmus, obīvissēmus		obīssētis, obiissētis, obīvissētis		obīssent, obiissent, obīvissent
passive	present	obear		obeāris, obeāre		obeātur		obeāmur		obeāminī		obeantur
	imperfect	obīrer		obīrēris, obīrēre		obīrētur		obīrēmur		obīrēminī		obīrentur
	perfect	obitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		obī		—		—		obīte		—
	future	—		obītō		obītō		—		obītōte		obeuntō
passive	present	—		obīre		—		—		obīminī		—
	future	—		obītor		obītor		—		—		obeuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		obīre			obīrī			obiēns			—
future		obitūrum esse			obitum īrī			obitūrus			obeundus
perfect		obīsse, obiisse, obīvisse			obitum esse			—			obitus
future perfect		—			obitum fore			—			—
perfect potential		obitūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		obeundī		obeundō		obeundum		obeundō		obitum		obitū

Derived terms

• obitus

References

• “obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obeo, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “obeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to depart this life: mortem (diem supremum) obire
    
  • to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
    
  • to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi
    
  • to visit, traverse a province: provinciam obire