Latin dictionary · verb

agō

to act, to behave

Dictionary forms: agō, agere, ēgī, āctum

Inflection: third conjugation

Meaning and definitions

1. to act, to behave
2. to do
3. to make (something that does not continue to exist after the maker stops)
4. to negotiate, discuss, confer, talk with one about a person or thing
5. to effect, accomplish, achieve
6. to treat, to deal with

Connected roots

• ag-

  doing, driving

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• action

  The effort of performing or doing something.

• active

  Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

• actual

  relating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical

• agent

  a person who acts on behalf of another

• actor

  Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.

• react

  to respond to something

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