Latin dictionary · verb
videō
to see, perceive; look (at)
Dictionary forms: videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsum
Inflection: second conjugation
Meaning and definitions
- to see, perceive; look (at)
- to observe, note
- to understand, perceive, comprehend
- to look (at), consider, reflect (upon)
- to look out for, see to, care for, provide, make sure
- to be regarded, seem, appear
Connected roots
- vid-
seeing
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- vision
the faculty of sight; the ability to think about the future
- evident
clearly seen or understood; obvious
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| videō | 1st sg. present active indicative |
| vidēs | 2nd sg. present active indicative |
| videt | 3rd sg. present active indicative |
| vidēmus | 1st pl. present active indicative |
| vidētis | 2nd pl. present active indicative |
| vident | 3rd pl. present active indicative |
| vidēbam | 1st sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbās | 2nd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbat | 3rd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbāmus | 1st pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbātis | 2nd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbant | 3rd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vidēbō | 1st sg. future active indicative |
| vidēbis | 2nd sg. future active indicative |
| vidēbit | 3rd sg. future active indicative |
| vidēbimus | 1st pl. future active indicative |
| vidēbitis | 2nd pl. future active indicative |
| vidēbunt | 3rd pl. future active indicative |
| vīdī | 1st sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīdistī | 2nd sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīdit | 3rd sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīdimus | 1st pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīdistis | 2nd pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīdērunt | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīdēre | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| videor | 1st sg. present passive indicative |
| vidēris | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| vidēre | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| vidētur | 3rd sg. present passive indicative |
| vidēmur | 1st pl. present passive indicative |
| vidēminī | 2nd pl. present passive indicative |
| videntur | 3rd pl. present passive indicative |
| vidēbar | 1st sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbāris | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbāre | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbātur | 3rd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbāmur | 1st pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbāminī | 2nd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbantur | 3rd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vidēbor | 1st sg. future passive indicative |
| vidēberis | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| vidēbere | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| vidēbitur | 3rd sg. future passive indicative |
| vidēbimur | 1st pl. future passive indicative |
| vidēbiminī | 2nd pl. future passive indicative |
| vidēbuntur | 3rd pl. future passive indicative |
| vidēre | present active infinitive |
| videam | 1st sg. present active subjunctive |
| videās | 2nd sg. present active subjunctive |
| videat | 3rd sg. present active subjunctive |
| videāmus | 1st pl. present active subjunctive |
| videātis | 2nd pl. present active subjunctive |
| videant | 3rd pl. present active subjunctive |
| vīderam | 1st sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderās | 2nd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderat | 3rd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderāmus | 1st pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderātis | 2nd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderant | 3rd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīderō | 1st sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīderis | 2nd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīderit | 3rd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīderimus | 1st pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vīderitis | 2nd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vīderint | 3rd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vidērem | 1st sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vidērēs | 2nd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vidēret | 3rd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vidērēmus | 1st pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vidērētis | 2nd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vidērent | 3rd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vīderim | 1st sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīderīs | 2nd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīderit | 3rd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīderīmus | 1st pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīderītis | 2nd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīderint | 3rd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīdissem | 1st sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| vīdissēs | 2nd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| vīdisset | 3rd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
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