assequor

ad - sequor (ass-) secūtus, ī, dep.,

to follow up, overtake, come up with: adsequere, retine, T.: me.—Fig., to gain, reach, attain: honoris gradūs: merita: alqd scelere.—To effect, accomplish: alqd verbo: nihil, nisi ut, etc.: non solum, ne, etc.—Of time, to overtake: istam diem, i. e. complete his work by that day.—To reach, comprehend, understand: alquid coniecturā: animo, Cn.