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agō ēgī, āctus (old infpass. agier), ere

1 AG-, to put in motion, move, lead, drive, tend, conduct : bos Romam acta, L.: capellas, V.: pecus visere montīs, H.: ante se Thyum, N.: in exsilium, L.: Iris nubibus acta, borne on , V.: alqm in crucem, to crucify : Illum aget Fama, will carry , H.: quo hinc te agis? whither are you going? T.: se primus agebat, strode in front , V.: capellas potum, V.—Prov.: agas asellum, i. e. if you can't afford an ox, drive an ass. — Pass., to go, march : quo multitudo agebatur, L.: citius agi vellet agmen, march on quicker , L.: raptim agmine acto, L.— Esp., to drive away, carry off, steal, rob, plunder : pecoris praedas, S.; freq. with ferre, to rob, plunder : ferre agere plebem plebisque res, L.: res sociorum ferri agique vidit, L.— To chase, pursue, hunt : apros, V.: cervum, V.— Fig.: dum haec crimina agam ostiatim, track out from house to house : ceteros ruerem, agerem, T.: palantīs Troas, V.— To move, press, push forward, advance, bring up : multa undique portari atque agi, Cs.: vineis ad oppidum actis, pushed forward , Cs.: moles, Cu.: cloaca maxima sub terram agenda, to be carried under ground , L.: cuniculos ad aerarium, drive : per glaebas radicibus actis, O.: pluma in cutem radices egerit, struck deep root , O.: vera gloria radices agit: tellus Fissa agit rimas, opens in fissures , O.: in litus navīs, beached , L.: navem, to steer , H.: currūs, to drive , O.: per agmen limitem ferro, V.: vias, make way , V.: (sol) amicum Tempus agens, bringing the welcome hour (of sunset), H.— To throw out, stir up : spumas ore, V.: spumas in ore: se laetus ad auras Palmes agit, shoots up into the air , V.—Animam agere, to expire : nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus; cf. et gestum et animam ageres, i. e. exert yourself in gesturing and risk your life . — Fig., to lead, direct, guide : (poëmata), animum auditoris, H.— To move, impel, excite, urge, prompt, induce, rouse, drive : quae te Mens agit in facinus?O.: ad illa te, H.: eum praecipitem: viros spe praedae diversos agit, leads astray , S.: bonitas, quae nullis casibus agitur, N.: quemcunque inscitia veri Caecum agit, blinds , H.: quibus actus fatis, V.: seu te discus agit, occupies , H.: nos exquirere terras, V.: desertas quaerere terras agimur, V.— To pursue for harm, persecute, disturb, vex, attack, assail : reginam stimulis, V.: agentia verba Lycamben, H.: diris agam vos, H.: quam deus ultor agebat, O.— To pursue, carry on, think, reflect, deliberate, treat, represent, exhibit, exercise, practise, act, perform, deliver, pronounce : nihil, to be idle : omnia per nos, in person : agendi tempus, a time for action : industria in agendo: apud primos agebat, fought in the van , S.: quae continua bella agimus, are busy with , L.: (pes) natus rebus agendis, the metre appropriate to dramatic action , H.: Quid nunc agimus? what shall we do now? T.: quid agam, habeo, i. e. I know what to do , T.: quid agitur? how are you? T.: quid agis, dulcissime rerum?i. e. how are you? H.: vereor, quid agat Ino, what is to become of : quid agis? what do you mean? nihil agis, it is of no use , T.: nihil agis, dolor, quamvis, etc.: cupis abire, sed nihil agis, usque tenebo, you cannot succeed , H.: ubi blanditiis agitur nihil, O.—Esp., hoc or id agere, to give attention to, mind, heed : hocine agis, an non? are you attending? T.: id quod et agunt et moliuntur, their purpose and aim : quiid egerunt, ut gentem conlocarent, etc., aimed at this : sin autem id actum est, ut, etc., if it was their aim : summā vi agendum esse, ut, etc., L.: certiorem eum fecit, id agi, ut pons dissolveretur, it was planned , N.: Hoc age, ne, etc., take care , H.: alias res agis, you are not listening , T.: aliud agens ac nihil eius modi cogitans, bent on other plans : animadverti eum alias res agere, paid no attention : vides, quam alias res agamus, are otherwise occupied : populum aliud nunc agere, i. e. are indifferent.—To perform, do, transact : ne quid negligenter: suum negotium, attend to his own business : neque satis constabat, quid agerent, what they were at , Cs.: agentibus divina humanaque consulibus, busy with auspices and affairs , L.: per litteras agere, quae cogitas, carry on , N.: (bellum) cum feminis, Cu.: conventum, to hold an assize : ad conventūs agendos, to preside at , Cs.: census actus eo anno, taken , L.— Of public transactions, to manage, transact, do, discuss, speak, deliberate : quae (res) inter eos agi coeptae, negotiations begun , Cs.: de condicionibus pacis, treat , L.: quorum de poenā agebatur, L.— Hence, agere cum populo, of magistrates, to address the people on a law or measure (cf. agere ad populum, to propose, bring before the people ): cum populo de re p.—Of a speaker or writer, to treat, discuss, narrate : id quod agas, your subject : bella per quartum iam volumen, L.: haec dum agit, during this speech , H.—In law, to plead, prosecute, advocate : lege agito, go to law , T.: causam apud iudices: aliter causam agi, to be argued on other grounds : cum de bonis et de caede agatur, in a cause relating to , etc.: tamquam ex syngraphā agere cum populo, to litigate : ex sponso egit: agere lege in hereditatem, sue for : crimen, to press an accusation : partis lenitatis et misericordiae, to plead the cause of mercy : ii per quos agitur, the counsel : causas, i. e. to practise law : me agente, while I am counsel : ii apud quos agitur, the judges ; hence, of a judge: rem agere, to hear : reos, to prosecute , L.: alqm furti, to accuse of theft. —Pass., to be in suit, be in question, be at stake : non capitis eius res agitur, sed pecuniae, T.: aguntur iniuriae sociorum, agitur vis legum.— To represent, act, perform , of an orator: cum dignitate.—Of an actor: fabulam, T.: partīs, to assume a part , T.: Ballionem, the character of : gestum agere in scena, appear as actors : canticum, L.— Fig.: lenem mitemque senatorem, act the part of , L.: noluit hodie agere Roscius: cum egerunt, when they have finished acting : triumphum, to triumph , O.: de classe populiR.triumphum, over , etc.: ex Volscis et ex Etruriā, over , etc., L.: noctu vigilias, keep watch : alta silentia, to be buried in silence , O.: arbitria victoriae, to exercise a conqueror's prerogative , Cu.: paenitentiam, to repent , Cu.: oblivia, to forget , O.: gratias (poet. grates) agere, to give thanks, thank : maximas tibi gratias: alcui gratias quod fecisset, etc., Cs.: grates parenti, O.— Of time, to spend, pass, use, live through : cum dis aevom: securum aevom, H.: dies festos, celebrate : ruri vitam, L.: otia, V.: quartum annum ago et octogesimum, in my eightyfourth year : ver magnus agebat orbis, was experiencing , V.—Pass: mensis agitur hic septimus, postquam, etc., going on seven months since , T.: bene acta vita, well spent : tunc principium anni agebatur, L.: melior pars acta (est) diei, is past , V.— Absol, to live, pass time, be : civitas laeta agere, rejoiced , S.—Meton., to treat, deal, confer, talk with : quae (patria) tecum sic agit, pleads : haec inter se dubiis de rebus, V.: Callias quidam egit cum Cimone, ut, etc., tried to persuade C., N.: agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit, L.—With bene, praeclare, male, etc., to deal well or ill with, treat or use well or ill : praeclare cum eis: facile est bene agere cum eis.—Pass impers., to go well or ill with one, be well or badly off : intelleget secum esse actum pessime: in quibus praeclare agitur, si, etc., who are well off, if , etc.—Poet.: Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur, will be treated , V.—Pass, to be at stake, be at hazard, be concerned, be in peril : quasi mea res minor agatur quam tua, T.: in quibus eorum caput agatur: ibi rem frumentariam agi cernentes, L.: si sua res ageretur, if his interests were involved : agitur pars tertia mundi, is at risk , O.: non agitur de vectigalibus, S.—Praegn., to finish, complete , only pass: actā re ad fidem pronius est, after it is done , L.: iucundi acti labores, past : ad impediendam rem actam, an accomplished fact , L.— Prov.: actum, aiunt, ne agas, i. e. don't waste your efforts , T.: acta agimus: Actum est, it is all over, all is lost , T.: iam de Servio actum rati, L.: acta haec res est, is lost , T.: tantā mobilitate sese Numidae agunt, behave , S.: ferocius agunt equites, L.: quod nullo studio agebant, because they were careless , Cs.: cum simulatione agi timoris iubet, Cs.—Imper.as interj, come now, well, up : age, da veniam filio, T.: en age, rumpe moras, V.: agite dum, L.: age porro, tu, cur, etc.? age vero, considerate, etc.: age, age, iam ducat: dabo, good , T.: age, sit ita factum.