Latin

Alternative forms

• adtineō

Verb

attineō ‎(present infinitive attinēre, perfect active attinuī, supine attentum); second conjugation

1. I bring or hold to or near.
2. I hold fast, keep, detain, hold back, delay.
3. I hold possession of, retain, occupy, preserve, keep, guard.
4. I stretch or reach out to.
5. (used impersonally) I belong somewhere, pertain or relate to, concern.
6. (used impersonally) I am useful or important.

Inflection

Derived terms

• attentus
• attinae

Related terms

Descendants

References

• attineo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• attineo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “attineo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • what is the use of: quid attinet? with Infin.