Latin

Adverb

adeō ‎(not comparable)

1. so much, so greatly
   • 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III

     omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
     et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
     in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt

     So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
     whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
     collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of love].

2. (with ut) to such an extent that

Etymology 2

ad- ‎(“to, towards”) +‎ eō ‎(“go”)

Verb

adeō ‎(present infinitive adīre, perfect active adiī, supine aditum); irregular conjugation

1. I approach, go to.
2. I attend (a performance).
3. I undertake, undergo.
4. (used reflexively) I present (myself).
5. (with regards to an inheritance) I take possession of.
   • Pliny the Younger, Epistles II.4

     Si pluribus pater tuus vel uni cuilibet alii quam mihi debuisset, fuisset fortasse dubitandum an adires hereditatem etiam viro gravem.

     If your father had been indebted to more than one person or even to one person other than me, it might be doubtful whether you would enter into the inheritance, which would be burdensome even for a man.

Inflection

Descendants

• Catalan: adir
• Italian: adire
• Spanish: adir

References

• adeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• adeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “adeo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to incur danger, risk: pericula subire, adire, suscipere
    
  • to make a pilgrimage to the shrines of the gods: templa deorum adire
    
  • to consult the Sibylline books: libros Sibyllinos adire, consulere, inspicere
    
  • to give audience to some one: conveniendi aditum dare alicui
    
  • to ask a hearing, audience, interview: aditum conveniendi or colloquium petere
    
  • to take possession of an inheritance: hereditatem adire, cernere
    
• adeo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016