Dictionary formoro, orare, oravi, oratum
Translation
to pray, beseech, beg; to plead, speak
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Examples
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I beg you, come at once.
cotidie .
He prays to God for us every day.
parceretur.
He begged that he might be spared.
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He pleaded the case well in the forum.
vigilate .
Pray and keep watch always.
Oro, orare, oravi, oratum, first conjugation, built on os, oris, "mouth": to use the mouth formally.
The classical centre of gravity is the courtroom, orare causam, "to plead a case", which is where orator, oratio and oratorius all come from. The praying sense is there too and takes an accusative of the god addressed, deos orare, not a dative, which surprises English speakers. In Christian Latin the praying sense takes over completely and orare pro aliquo becomes the standard phrase, with the Benedictine ora et labora as its motto. The parenthetical oro te, "I beg you", is politeness furniture and rarely a real request.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 10: oro, singuli, hora and 10 more words.