mereo: all forms
mereo means “deserve, earn”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mereo | meream | |
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| 2nd singular | meres | mereas | mere |
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| 3rd singular | meret | mereat | |
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| 1st plural | meremus | mereamus | |
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| 2nd plural | meretis | mereatis | merete |
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| 3rd plural | merent | mereant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | mereor | merear | |
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| 2nd singular | mereris · merere | merearis | merere |
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| 3rd singular | meretur | mereatur | |
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| 1st plural | meremur | mereamur | |
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| 2nd plural | meremini | mereamini | meremini |
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| 3rd plural | merentur | mereantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | merebam | mererem |
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| 2nd singular | merebas | mereres |
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| 3rd singular | merebat | mereret |
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| 1st plural | merebamus | mereremus |
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| 2nd plural | merebatis | mereretis |
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| 3rd plural | merebant | mererent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | merebar | mererer |
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| 2nd singular | merebare · merebaris | mererere · merereris |
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| 3rd singular | merebatur | mereretur |
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| 1st plural | merebamur | mereremur |
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| 2nd plural | merebamini | mereremini |
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| 3rd plural | merebantur | mererentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | merebo | |
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| 2nd singular | merebis | mereto |
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| 3rd singular | merebit | mereto |
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| 1st plural | merebimus | |
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| 2nd plural | merebitis | meretote |
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| 3rd plural | merebunt | merento |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | merebor | |
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| 2nd singular | merebere · mereberis | meretor |
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| 3rd singular | merebitur | meretor |
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| 1st plural | merebimur | |
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| 2nd plural | merebimini | |
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| 3rd plural | merebuntur | merentor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | merui | meruerim |
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| 2nd singular | meruisti | merueris |
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| 3rd singular | meruit | meruerit |
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| 1st plural | meruimus | meruerimus |
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| 2nd plural | meruistis | merueritis |
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| 3rd plural | meruere · meruerunt | meruerint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | merueram | meruissem |
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| 2nd singular | merueras | meruisses |
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| 3rd singular | meruerat | meruisset |
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| 1st plural | merueramus | meruissemus |
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| 2nd plural | merueratis | meruissetis |
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| 3rd plural | meruerant | meruissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | meruero |
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| 2nd singular | merueris |
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| 3rd singular | meruerit |
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| 1st plural | meruerimus |
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| 2nd plural | merueritis |
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| 3rd plural | meruerint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | merere | mereri |
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| Perfect | meruisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | merens |
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| Genitive | | merentis |
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| Dative | | merenti |
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| Accusative | merens | merentem |
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| Ablative | | merenti · merente |
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| Vocative | | merens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | merentia | merentes |
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| Genitive | | merentium |
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| Dative | | merentibus |
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| Accusative | merentia | merentes |
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| Ablative | | merentibus |
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| Vocative | merentia | merentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | meriturus | meritura | meriturum | |
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| Genitive | merituri | meriturae | merituri | |
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| Dative | merituro | meriturae | merituro | |
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| Accusative | meriturum | merituram | meriturum | |
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| Ablative | merituro | meritura | merituro | |
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| Vocative | meriture | meritura | meriturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | merituri | meriturae | meritura | |
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| Genitive | meriturorum | meriturarum | meriturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | merituris |
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| Accusative | merituros | merituras | meritura | |
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| Ablative | | | | merituris |
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| Vocative | merituri | meriturae | meritura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | meritus | merita | meritum | |
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| Genitive | meriti | meritae | meriti | |
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| Dative | merito | meritae | merito | |
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| Accusative | meritum | meritam | meritum | |
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| Ablative | merito | merita | merito | |
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| Vocative | merite | merita | meritum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | meriti | meritae | merita | |
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| Genitive | meritorum | meritarum | meritorum | |
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| Dative | | | | meritis |
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| Accusative | meritos | meritas | merita | |
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| Ablative | | | | meritis |
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| Vocative | meriti | meritae | merita | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | merendus | merenda | merendum | |
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| Genitive | merendi | merendae | merendi | |
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| Dative | merendo | merendae | merendo | |
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| Accusative | merendum | merendam | merendum | |
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| Ablative | merendo | merenda | merendo | |
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| Vocative | merende | merenda | merendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | merendi | merendae | merenda | |
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| Genitive | merendorum | merendarum | merendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | merendis |
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| Accusative | merendos | merendas | merenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | merendis |
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| Vocative | merendi | merendae | merenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | meritum |
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| Ablative | meritu |
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Meaning and examples of mereo
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.