AGERE, agere
Sounds Like: AH-geh-reh
Translations: to do, to act, to drive, to lead, to conduct, to manage, to perform, to plead, to discuss, to treat, to spend (time)
From the root: AGERE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: AGERE is a highly versatile Latin verb with a broad range of meanings. It can mean 'to do' or 'to act' in a general sense, referring to carrying out an action or performing a task. It can also mean 'to drive' or 'to lead,' especially in the context of moving something or someone forward. Additionally, it is used to mean 'to manage' or 'to conduct' affairs, 'to plead' a case in court, or 'to discuss' a topic. In some contexts, it can even mean 'to spend' time.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, AGERE.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ACTURUS — about to do, about to act, going to do, going to act
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