peterem

peterem is a Latin form of peto, meaning “seek, ask for; make for, head for; attack, aim at; stand for (office)”. It is the 1st person singular imperfect active subjunctive.

Found 31 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Cicero, Pro L. Murena 17: … ccidit ut cum duobus patriciis, altero improbissimo atque audacissimo, altero modestissimo atque optimo viro, peterem; superavi tamen dignitate Catilinam, gratia Galbam. quod si id crimen homini novo esse deberet, profecto mihi …

Lucan, Civil War 6.158: Ista dies ierit. Peterem felicior umbras

All forms of peto (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.