Latin dictionary · verb

ferō

to bear; to carry

Dictionary forms: ferō, ferre, tulī, lātum

Inflection: third conjugation, suppletive

Meaning and definitions

1. to bear; to carry
2. to support, hold up
3. to suffer, tolerate, endure, bear
4. to consider
5. to cast (a vote); to pass or ratify (a law)
6. to propose

Connected roots

• fer-

  carrying, bearing

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• transfer

  to move from one place to another

• refer

  to mention or allude to; to direct to a source for help

• relate

  to make or show a connection between; to tell a story

• circumference

  the enclosing boundary of a circle

• conifer

  A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

• afferent

  Carrying towards.

• efferent

  Carrying away from.

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