subsequor

Latin > English

subsequor subsequi, subsecutus sum V DEP :: follow close after; pursue; support

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sub-sĕquor: cūtus, 3, v. n. and
I a., to follow close after or immediately; to follow, succeed, ensue (class.).
I Lit.
   (a)    With acc.: subsequor te, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 52; id. Bacch. 4, 4, 72: has (cohortes) subsidiariae ternae subsequebantur, Caes. B. C. 1, 83: signa, id. B. G. 4, 26: ancillam, Ov. H. 20, 131: senem, id. F. 4, 528. —
   (b)    Absol.: quom verba facis, subsequere, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 116: Caesar equitatu praemisso sequebatur omnibus copiis, Caes. B. G. 2, 19; cf. id. ib. 2, 11; 5, 18; Liv. 27, 31 al.: subsequitur, pressoque legit vestigia gressu, Ov. M. 3, 17: subsequiturque manus, id. F. 2, 336.—
   B Transf., of inanim. or abstr. subjects: (Hesperus) tum antecedens, tum subsequens, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; cf.: minorem Septentrionem Cepheus a tergo subsequitur, id. ib. 2, 43, 111: digitis subsequens verba, id. de Or. 3, 59, 220; cf.: hos motus subsequi debet gestus, id. ib. 3, 59, 220: totidem subsecuti libri Tusculanarum disputationum, id. Div. 2, 1, 2; Lucr. 2, 496: si ducis consilia favor subsecutus militum foret, Liv. 8, 36: subsequenti tempore, Vell. 1, 4, 3; so, subsequenti anno, the following, next year, Plin. 11, 29, 35, § 101: proxima subsequitur, quid agas, audire voluptas, Ov. P. 2, 7, 3.—
II Trop., to follow after, mentally or in opinion, to follow, adhere to, comply with, conform to, imitate a person or thing; with acc.: Speusippus Platonem avunculum subsequens, Cic. N. D. 1, 13, 32; cf. id. Div. 1, 3, 6: ut locupletes omnes summum ordinem subsequantur, id. Phil. 13, 10, 23: te imitari. te subsequi student, Plin. Pan. 84, 5.—With abl.: mirifice ipse suo sermone subsecutus est humanitatem litterarum tuarum, Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 2; Liv. 8, 35; Dig. 42, 2, 6: (orationis) vim ac varietatem, Cic. Part. Or. 7, 25.—Hence, adv.: subsĕquenter, in succession, one after another, Mess. Corv. Prog. Aug. 23; Aug. Enarr. in Psa. 87.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

subsĕquor,¹⁰ sĕcūtus sum, ī, tr.,
1 suivre immédiatement, être sur les talons de qqn, aliquem : Pl. Amph. 551, etc. ; Cæs. C. 1, 83, 2, etc.; signa Cæs. G. 4, 26, 1, suivre les enseignes [rester dans son manipule] || abs^t] venir ensuite : Cæsar subsequebatur omnibus copiis Cæs. G. 2, 19, 1, César marchait à la suite avec toutes ses troupes, cf. Cæs. G. 2, 11, 4 ; 5, 18, 5, etc.
2 suivre, accompagner : manus digitis subsequens verba Cic. de Or. 2, 220, la main accompagnant des doigts les paroles || venir après : totidem subsecuti libri Tusculanarum disputationum... Cic. Div. 2, 2, venant ensuite en nombre égal les livres des Tusculanes...
3 marcher sur les traces de = se régler sur, imiter : Cic. Nat. 1, 32 ; Div. 1, 6 ; Phil. 13, 23 || suo sermone subsecutus est humanitatem litterarum tuarum Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 2, ses propos furent en parfait accord avec (reproduisirent bien) les bons sentiments de ta lettre, cf. Cic. Part. 25.

Latin > German (Georges)

sub-sequor, secūtus sum, sequī, gleich darauf folgen, unmittelbar nachfolgen, nachkommen, I) eig.: a) v. Pers., signa, Caes.: absol., Caes. – b) v. lebl. Subjj.: stella subsequitur, Cic.: hos motus subsequi debet gestus, sich verbinden, Cic.: male subsequi verba dicentis, jemandes Rede nicht gut nachkommen können (mit der Feder), Suet. – II) übtr., geistig, in der Meinung nachfolgen, folgen, nach etw. sich richten, etw. nachahmen, alqm, Cic. u.a.: voluntatem alcis, ICt.: suo sermone humanitatem litterarum, Cic.

Latin > Chinese

subsequor, eris, cutus sum, i. d. 3. :: 隨。送。後來。同意。— mirifice humanitatem ejus 甚舉揚其仁。