Latin

Verb

cōnsequor ‎(present infinitive cōnsequī, perfect active cōnsecūtus sum); third conjugation, deponent

1. I follow, follow up, go after, attend, accompany, pursue
2. I follow or come after in time
3. I copy, imitate; adopt, obey
4. I follow as a consequence, ensue, result, arise or proceed from
5. I reach, overtake, come up with, attain to, arrive at
6. I become like or equal to someone or something in any property or quality; equal, match, attain, come up to
7. I obtain, acquire, get, attain, reach
8. (of sight) I reach, distinguish
9. I understand, perceive, learn, know
10. (of discourse) I am equal to, attain, impress fully, do justice to

Inflection

Derived terms

• cōnsecūtiō
• cōnsequēns

Related terms

• see sequor

Descendants

• Catalan: aconseguir
• Italian: conseguire
• Old French: consuire
• Portuguese: conseguir
• Spanish: conseguir

References

• consequor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• consequor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “consequor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to catch some one up: consequi, assequi aliquem
    
  • to derive (great) profit , advantage from a thing: fructum (uberrimum) capere, percipere, consequi ex aliqua re
    
  • to win (undying) fame: gloriam (immortalem) consequi, adipisci
    
  • to attain eternal renown: immortalitatem consequi, adipisci, sibi parere
    
  • to conjecture: coniectura assequi, consequi, aliquid coniectura colligere
    
  • to acquire knowledge of a subject: scientiam alicuius rei consequi
    
  • to obtain a result in something: aliquid efficere, consequi in aliqua re (De Or. 1. 33. 152)
    
  • to acquire influence: opes, gratiam, potentiam consequi
    
  • to overtake the enemy: hostes assequi, consequi