assequor

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

as-sĕquor: (ads-, Fleck., B. and K., Halm), sĕcūtus (or sĕquutus; v. sequor), 3, v. dep.,
I to follow one in order to come up to him, to pursue.
In gen. (only ante-class. in the two foll. exs.): ne sequere, adsequere, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 73 Müll.: Adsequere, retine, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 89.—Far more freq.,
   B Esp., to reach one by pursuing him: sequendo pervenire ad aliquem: nec quicquam sequi, quod adsequi non queas, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—Hence, to overtake, come up with a person or thing (with the idea of active exertion; while consequi designates merely a coming up with, a meeting with a desired object, the attainment of a wish; cf. Doed. Syn. III. p. 147 sq. According to gen. usage, adsequor is found only in prose; but consequor is freq. found in the poets): si es Romae jam me adsequi non potes, sin es in viā, cum eris me adsecutus, coram agemus, Cic. Att. 3, 5; poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 94: Pisonem nuntius adsequitur, Tac. A. 2, 75.—In the histt. also absol.: ut si viā rectā vestigia sequentes īssent, haud dubie adsecuturi fuerint, Liv. 28, 16: in Bruttios raptim, ne Gracchus adsequeretur, concessit, id. 24, 20: nondum adsecutā parte suorum, arrived, id. 33, 8; Tac. H. 3, 60.—
II Trop.
   A To gain, obtain, procure: eosdem honorum gradus adsecuti, Cic. Planc. 25, 60: immortalitatem, id. ib. 37, 90: omnes magistratus sine repulsā, id. Pis. 1, 2; so Sall. J. 4, 4: regnum, Curt. 4, 6 al.: nihil quicquam egregium, Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 134; id. Verr. 2, 1, 57: quā in re nihil aliud adsequeris, nisi ut, etc., id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96: adsecutas virtute, ne, etc., Just. 2, 4.—
   B To attain to one in any quality, i. e. to come up to, to equal, match; more freq. in regard to the quality itself, to attain to: Sisenna Clitarchum velle imitari videtur: quem si adsequi posset, aliquantum ab optimo tamen abesset, Cic. Leg. 1, 2 fin.: benevolentiam tuam erga me imitabor, merita non adsequar, id. Fam. 6, 4 fin.; so id. ib. 1, 4 fin.: qui illorum prudentiam, non dicam adsequi, sed quanta fuerit perspicere possint, id. Har. Resp. 9, 18: ingenium alicujus aliquā ex parte, Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 5: ut longitudo aut plenitudo harum multitudinem alterius adsequatur et exaequet, Auct. ad Her. 4, 20.—
III Transf. to mental objects, to attain to by an effort of the under standing, to comprehend, understand: ut essent, qui cogitationem adsequi possent et voluntatem interpretari, Cic. Inv. 2, 47, 139: quibus (ratione et intellegentiā) utimur ad eam rem, ut apertis obscura adsequamur, id. N. D. 3, 15, 38: ut scribas ad me, quid ipse conjecturā adsequare, id. Att. 7, 13 A fin.: Quis tot ludibria fortunae ... aut animo adsequi queat aut oratione complecti? Curt. 4, 16, 10; Sex. Caecil. ap. Gell. 20, 1, 5: quid istuc sit, videor ferme adsequi, Gell. 3, 1, 3: visum est et mihi adsecuto omnia a principio diligenter ex ordine tibi scribere, Vulg. Luc. 1, 3: adsecutus es meam doctrinam, ib. 2 Tim. 3, 10; ib. 1 Tim. 4, 6.!*? Pass. acc. to Prisc. p. 791 P., but without an example; in Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 73 fin., instead of the earlier reading, it is better to read, ut haec diligentia nihil eorum investigare, nihil adsequi potuerit; cf. Zumpt ad h. l., and Gronov. Observ. 1, 12, 107; so also B. and K.

Latin > German (Georges)

as-sequor (ad-sequor), secūtus sum, sequī, zu einem Ggstde., der voraus war, herzufolgen, d.i. ihm nachkommen, ihn einholen, erreichen, I) eig., absol. (s. Fabri Liv. 24, 20, 2), assequere ac retine, hol sie ein (= setz ihr nach, um sie einzuholen), Ter.: Porcius deinde assecutus cum levi armatura, Liv. – od. m. Acc., si es Romae, iam me assequi non potes, Cic.: ass. vehiculum Darei, Curt. – II) übtr.: a) einem Ggstde., der uns in irgend einer Beziehung voraus war, nachkommen, ihn einholen, erreichen, alqm, Cic.: merita alcis non ass., Cic.: ingenium alcis aliqua ex parte ass., Plin. ep. – b) etw., bes. etw. Erstrebtes, erreichen = erlangen, α) m. Acc.: eosdem honorum gradus, Cic.: magistratus omnes sine repulsa, Cic.: propositum, Cic.: immortalitatem, Cic.: sine studio in vita nihil quisquam egregium adsequeretur, Cic.: tantum laudis et gloriae, ut etc., Quint.: per quorum sententias iusque iurandum id assequantur, quod antea ipsi scelere et ferro assequi consueverant? Cic.: in iis per quae nomen est assecutus, Quint.: istam diem (Termin) quomodo assequitur? hält er ihn ein? Cic. – β) m. folg. ut od. ne m. Konj., illud assequi posse, ut etc., Cic.: ex quo etiam illud assequor, ut etc., Cic.: neque precibus nec insidiando nec speculando assequi potui, ut etc., Cic.: qua in re nihil aliud assequeris, nisi ut etc., Cic.: haec ut sciamus, assequi nullo modo possumus, Quint.: non solum assecuti, ne naves darent, Cic. Verr. 5, 51: assecutas virtute, ne etc., Iustin. 2, 4, 27. – γ) m. folg. Infin., mihi videris unā mercede duas res assequi velle, nos iudicio perfundere, accusare autem eos ipsos a quibus mercedem accepisti, Cic. Rosc. Am. 80. – c) etw. geistig erfassen, verstehen, begreifen, fassen, einsehen, nihil eorum vestigare, nihil assequi potuisse, Cic. – u. m. Ang. womit? durch Abl., alqd cogitatione, Cic., animo, Curt.: alqd suspicione, coniecturā, vermuten, erraten, Cic.: haec quam sint gravia credo vos ex vestris rebus rusticis coniecturā assequi posse, Cic. – / Perf. passiv, est adsecuta, Vitr. 6. prooem. 5: Infin. assequi passiv, Greg. Tur. de curs. eccl. p. 41 Haase.