Latin

Adjective

obviam

1. accusative feminine singular of obvius

Adverb

obviam ‎(not comparable)

1. in the way
2. against

References

• obviam in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obviam in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “obviam”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to meet any one: obviam ire alicui
    
  • (ambiguous) to go to meet some one: obviam venire alicui
    
  • (ambiguous) to meet some one by chance: obvium or obviam esse, obviam fieri
    
  • (ambiguous) to send to meet a person: obviam alicui aliquem mittere