soleo

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soleo solere, solitus sum V SEMIDEP :: be in the habit of; become accustomed to

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sŏlĕo: ĭtus, 2 (
I pres. solinunt, for solent, acc. to Fest. s. v. nequinunt, p. 162 Müll.; perf. solui, Cato and Enn. acc. to Varr. L.L. 9, § 107: soluerint, Cael. ap. Non. 509, 2: soluerat, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 872 P.; or H. 2, 55 Dietsch; no fut., v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 591; 609), v. n. cf. suesco.
I In gen., to use, be wont, be accustomed (cf. assuesco).
   (a)    With inf. (so most freq.); act.: qui mentiri solet, pejerare consuevit, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 46: ruri crebro esse soleo, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 18: nihil ego in occulto agere soleo, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86: hi (servi) solent esse eris utibiles, id. Most. 4, 1, 2; id. Capt. 3, 1, 23: nam vi depugnare sues stolidi soliti sunt, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 317 Müll. (Ann. v. 109 Vahl.): quaerunt in scirpo, soliti quod dicere, nodum, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Sat. v. 46 Vahl.): qui (paterā) Pterela potitare rex solitus est, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 105; 1, 1, 263: quā (consuetudine) solitus sum uti, Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 135: soliti prandere, Hor. S. 2, 3, 245: (cum Thucydides), id quod optimo cuique Athenis accidere solitum est, in exsilium pulsus esset, Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56 et saep.; often solitus eram = solebam, Sall. C. 50, 1; id. J. 4, 7; Liv. 38, 1, 7 al.—
   (b)    With inf. pass.: majore operā ibi serviles nuptiae, quam liberales etiam, curari solent, Plaut. Cas. prol. 74: verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet, Ter. And. 2, 5, 15; cf. id. Heaut. 3, 2, 9: unde videri Danaum solitae naves, Verg. A. 2, 462: ad haec illa dici solent, Cic. Rep. 3, 16, 26: permirum mihi videri solet, id. ib. 5, 5, 7: si (domus) alio domino solita est frequentari, id. Off. 1, 39, 139: quod spernerentur ab iis a quibus essent coli soliti, id. Sen. 3, 7: ut solet fieri, Curt. 3, 8, 20; 4, 3, 7: ut fieri solet, Lact. 1, 15, 2 et saep.—
   (g)    Without inf.: cave tu idem faxis, alii quod servi solent, Plaut. As. 2, 1, 8: me dico ire, quo saturi solent, id. Curc. 2, 3, 83: artior, quam solebat, somnus complexus est, Cic. Rep. 6, 10, 10: Pl. Nugas garris. Cu. Soleo, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 6: ita ego soleo, id. Men. 1, 2, 31: sic soleo, Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 25; cf. id. Eun. 2, 2, 48: eodem pacto ut comici servi solent, Coniciam in collum pallium, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 11: credo jam, ut solet, Jurgabit, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 54: agedum, ut soles, id. Phorm. 5, 3, 1; cf.: ut solitus es, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 25: cum audissem Antiochum, ut solebam, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 1: quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet, Sall. C. 29, 2: quod prava ambitio solet, id. J. 96, 3: ut solebat, Amm. 16, 11, 15: cum quaedam in collibus, ut solet, controversia pastorum esset orta, Cic. Clu. 59, 161; Sall. J. 15, 5; 25, 3; Curt. 4, 1, 24.—So often with Plautus in the part. pres.: Di. Mala femina es. As. Solens sum: ea est disciplina, that's my way, Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 29; cf. id. Am. 1, 1, 43: lubens fecero et solens, id. Cas. 5, 1, 14: ego abscessi solens Paulum ab illis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 53.—
II In partic., to have intercourse with, in mal. part. (rare): viris cum suis praedicant nos solere; Suas pellices esse aiunt, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 38; Cat. 113, 1.—Hence, sŏlĭtus, a, um, P. a., in a passive sense (which one is used to, or which usually happens), wonted, accustomed, usual, habitual, ordinary (freq. since the Aug. per.; not in Cic. or Cæs.; cf. consuetus); absol.: solito membra levare toro, Tib. 1, 1, 44: ad solitum rusticus ibit opus, Ov. F. 4, 168: cunctantibus solita insolitaque alimenta deerant, Tac. H. 4, 60: chori, Prop. 1, 20, 46: locus, Ov. M. 4, 83: torus, Tib. 1, 1, 44: ars, id. 1, 9, 66: artes, Ov. M. 11, 242: virtus, Verg. A. 11, 415: mos, Ov. H. 21, 127; id. P. 3, 1, 165: honores, Tac. A. 3, 5: inertia Germanorum, id. G. 45: exercitationes, Suet. Tib. 13 et saep.—With dat.: armamenta Liburnicis solita, Tac. H. 5, 23; cf. in the foll. —Hence, subst.: sŏlĭtum, i, n., the customary, what is usual: hostibus gratiam habendam, quod solitum quicquam liberae civitatis fieret (opp. res desueta), a usual thing in a free state, Liv. 3, 38, 9: proinde tona eloquio, solitum tibi! according to your custom, Verg. A. 11, 383: ultra solitum, Tac. A. 4, 64, 1.—In plur.: parentum neces aliaque solita regibus ausi, Tac. H. 5, 8 fin.; cf.: praeter solita vitiosis magistratibus, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 314, 23: si quando aliquid ex solito variaret, Vell. 2, 41, 3: nescio quā praeter solitum dulcedine laeti, Verg. G. 1, 412; so, praeter solitum, Hor. C. 1, 6, 20: supra solitum, Sen. Ben. 6, 36, 1; and esp. freq. with a comparative in the abl. comp. solito: solito formosior Aesone natus, more than usually handsome, Ov. M. 7, 84; so, solito uberior, id. ib. 9, 105: blandior, id. A. A. 2, 411: exactior, Suet. Tib. 18: frequentiores, id. ib. 37: velocius, Ov. M. 14, 388: citius, id. F. 5, 547: plus, id. H. 15, 47; Liv. 24, 9: magis, id. 25, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

sŏlĕō,⁶ ĭtus sum, ēre, intr.,
1 avoir coutume, être habitué : a) avec inf. : solitus est versus fundere ex tempore Cic. de Or. 3, 194, il eut l’habitude d’improviser des vers ; id quod accidere solitum est Cic. de Or. 2, 56, ce qui arriva d’ordinaire ; ad hæc illa dici solent Cic. Rep. 3, 26, à cela on répond d’ordinaire ceci ; coli soliti sunt Cic. CM 7, ils ont eu l’habitude d’être honorés ; b) cum audissem Antiochum, ut solebam Cic. Fin. 5, 1, ayant entendu Antiochus, comme j’en avais l’habitude, cf. Cic. Cæl. 19 ; Verr. 2, 5, 107 ; etc. || ut solebat Cic. Fam. 9, 7, 16 = ut fieri solebat, comme cela se faisait à l’ordinaire, cf. Liv. 30, 10, 4 ; quod in tali re solet Sall. J. 15, 5, ce qui arrive d’ordinaire en pareille circonstance || sŏlēns, tis, qui a l’habitude, habitué : lubens fecero et solens Pl. Cas. 869, je le ferai volontiers et en habituée, cf. *Ep. 237 ; Amph. 198
2 avoir commerce, cum aliquo, avec qqn : Pl. Cist. 36 ; Catul. 113, 2. arch. solinunt = solent Fest. 162, 24 || pf. solui Cato et Enn. d. Varro L. 9, 107, cf. Non. 509, 2 ; Prisc. Gramm. 8, 54.

Latin > German (Georges)

soleo, solitus sum, ēre (viell. zu solum; vgl. nhb. wohnen – gewohnt sein), I) pflegen, gewohnt sein, mit folg. Infin., Cic. u.a.: ut soleo (verst. facere), ut solet (verst. facere), wie ich es gewohnt bin, wie er es gewohnt ist, nach meiner, seiner Gewohnheit, Cic. u. Ter.: u. so ut solebam, Cic.: dagegen ut solet (verst. fieri), wie es zu geschehen pflegt, wie gewöhnlich, wie in der Regel, Cic. u.a. (vgl. Madvig Cic. de fin. 5, 1. Fabri Liv. 23, 14, 2), vollst. ut solet fieri, Curt. 3, 8 [21], 20, u. ut fieri solet, Lact. 1, 15, 2: ebenso ut antea (verst. fieri) solebat, Cic.: u. ut in terrore solet, Sall.: u. id quod in tali re solet (verst. fieri), Sall. (vgl. Dietsch u. Fabri Sall. Cat. 29, 2): u. quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet, Sall.: ut in plerisque negotiis solet, Sall.: praeter quam in navali certamine solet, gegen die Regel im S., Liv. – Partic.: a) solēns, nach Gewohnheit, Plaut.: solens sum = soleo, Plaut. – b) solitus, a, um, teils act., Cic., teils pass. oder adi., gewöhnlich, s. solitus, a, um besonders. – II) prägn., fleischlichen Umgang haben, cum viris, Plaut. cist. 36: ellipt., Mucillam (sc. stuprare) od. Mucillā (sc. uti), Catull. 1, 131, 1. – / Archaist. verlängerte Präsens-Form solinunt = solent, Fest. 162 (b), 24. – archaist. Perfektformen, solui, Enn., Cato u.b. Varro LL. 9, 107: soluerint, Cael. Antip. hist. 6. fr. 45 (bei Non. 509, 2): soluerat, Sall. hist. fr. 2, 55 (64). – Futur. ungebr. nach Macr. de diff. 23. § 8.