obeo

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“towards”) +‎ eō (“go”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.be.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɔː.be.o]

Verb

obeō (present infinitive obīre, perfect active obiī or obīvī, supine obitum); irregular conjugation

to go towards, go to meet
Synonyms: congredior, occurrō, inveniō, offendō, prōcēdō
to arrive at, reach, come to
Synonyms: perveniō, adveniō, ēvādō, adsum, teneō, tangō, prehendō
to undertake a task, take charge of, take part in
Synonyms: defungor, fungor, ineo

alicuius (or alicuius rei) munia obire (or implere or servare) ― to perform the functions of someone or thing
to traverse, travel over, travel through
(astronomy) to set
(figuratively) to fall, perish, pass away, die (mortem or diem obeo)
Synonyms: morior, exspīrō, dēfungor, intereō, discēdō, dēficiō, pereō
(figuratively) to survey, look over
Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, exsequor

Conjugation

Irregular conjugation, but similar to fourth conjugation. The third principal part is most often contracted to obiī, but occasionally appears as obīvī.

Conjugation of obeō (irregular conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	obeō	obīs		obit	obīmus	obītis		obeunt
	imperfect	obībam	obībās		obībat	obībāmus	obībātis		obībant
	future	obībō	obībis		obībit	obībimus	obībitis		obībunt
	perfect	obiī, obīvī	obīstī, obīvistī		obiit, obīvit	obiimus	obīstis		obiērunt, obiēre
	pluperfect	obieram	obierās		obierat	obierāmus	obierātis		obierant
	future perfect	obierō	obieris		obierit	obierimus	obieritis		obierint
passive	present	obeor	obīris, obīre		obītur	obīmur	obīminī		obeuntur
	imperfect	obībar	obībāris, obībāre		obībātur	obībāmur	obībāminī		obībantur
	future	obībor	obīberis, obībere		obībitur	obībimur	obībiminī		obībuntur
	perfect	obitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	obeam	obeās		obeat	obeāmus	obeātis		obeant
	imperfect	obīrem	obīrēs		obīret	obīrēmus	obīrētis		obīrent
	perfect	obierim	obierīs		obierit	obierīmus	obierītis		obierint
	pluperfect	obīssem	obīssēs		obīsset	obīssēmus	obīssētis		obīssent
passive	present	obear	obeāris, obeāre		obeātur	obeāmur	obeāminī		obeantur
	imperfect	obīrer	obīrēris, obīrēre		obīrētur	obīrēmur	obīrēminī		obīrentur
	perfect	obitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	obī		—	—	obīte		—
active	future	—	obītō		obītō	—	obītōte		obeuntō
passive	present	—	obīre		—	—	obīminī		—
passive	future	—	obītor		obītor	—	—		obeuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		obīre		obīrī		obiēns		—
future		obitūrum esse		obitum īrī		obitūrus		obeundus
perfect		obīsse		obitum esse		—		obitus
future perfect		—		obitum fore		—		—
perfect potential		obitūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		obeundī	obeundō		obeundum	obeundō	obitum		obitū

Descendants

English: obituary

References

“obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
“obeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
obeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to depart this life: mortem (diem supremum) obire
- to execute, manage a business, undertaking: negotium obire, exsequi
- to be engaged upon a transaction, carry it out: negotium obire or exsequi
- to visit, traverse a province: provinciam obire