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Webster 1913 Edition


Facto


Fac′to

,
adv.
[L., ablative of
factum
deed, fact.]
(Law)
In fact; by the act or fact.
De facto
.
(Law)

Definition 2024


facto

facto

English

Adverb

facto (not comparable)

  1. (law) in fact; by the act or fact

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Latin

Etymology 1

From faciō + -tō.

Verb

factō (present infinitive factāre, perfect active factāvī, supine factātum); first conjugation

  1. to make, do, perform
Inflection
   Conjugation of facto (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present factō factās factat factāmus factātis factant
imperfect factābam factābās factābat factābāmus factābātis factābant
future factābō factābis factābit factābimus factābitis factābunt
perfect factāvī factāvistī factāvit factāvimus factāvistis factāvērunt, factāvēre
pluperfect factāveram factāverās factāverat factāverāmus factāverātis factāverant
future perfect factāverō factāveris factāverit factāverimus factāveritis factāverint
passive present factor factāris, factāre factātur factāmur factāminī factantur
imperfect factābar factābāris, factābāre factābātur factābāmur factābāminī factābantur
future factābor factāberis, factābere factābitur factābimur factābiminī factābuntur
perfect factātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect factātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect factātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present factem factēs factet factēmus factētis factent
imperfect factārem factārēs factāret factārēmus factārētis factārent
perfect factāverim factāverīs factāverit factāverīmus factāverītis factāverint
pluperfect factāvissem factāvissēs factāvisset factāvissēmus factāvissētis factāvissent
passive present facter factēris, factēre factētur factēmur factēminī factentur
imperfect factārer factārēris, factārēre factārētur factārēmur factārēminī factārentur
perfect factātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect factātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present factā factāte
future factātō factātō factātōte factantō
passive present factāre factāminī
future factātor factātor factantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives factāre factāvisse factātūrus esse factārī factātus esse factātum īrī
participles factāns factātūrus factātus factandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
factāre factandī factandō factandum factātum factātū
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

factō

  1. dative singular of factum
  2. ablative singular of factum

Participle

factō

  1. dative masculine singular of factus
  2. dative neuter singular of factus
  3. ablative masculine singular of factus
  4. ablative neuter singular of factus

References


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin factum. Cognate of feito.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfak.tu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tu/
  • Hyphenation: fac‧to

Noun

facto m (plural factos) (European orthography)

  1. fact (something which is real)

Derived terms

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Spanish

Particle

facto

  1. Only used in de facto