sto

stō stetī (steterunt for stetērunt, V., O., Pr.), status, āre

STA-, to stand, stand still, remain standing, be upright, be erect : cum virgo staret et Caecilia sederet: quid stas, lapis?T.: ad undam, V.: procul hinc, T.: propter in occulto: qui proximi steterant, Cs.: propius, H.: in gradibus concordiae: stans pede in uno, H.: signa ad impluvium, ante valvas Iunonis: Stabat acuta silex, V.: columna, H.: aeneus ut stes, in a bronze statue , H.: Gn . Quid agitur? Pa . Statur, T.— To stand firm, remain in place, be immovable, last, remain, continue, abide : cui nec arae patriae domi stant, Enn. ap. C.: nec domus ulla nec urbs stare poterit: stantibus Hierosolymis: classem in portu stare, is moored , L.: stant litore puppes, V.: hasta, Quae radice novā, non ferro stabat adacto, stuck fast , O.: stare nobis videtur, at iis qui in navi sunt moveri haec villa, to be motionless : Stantibus aquis, when the sea is at rest , O.: stantes oculi (of owls), staring , O.: stant lumina flammā, are fixed orbs of fire , V.— To remain, tarry, linger, delay, wait : in illo nidore: aut stantem comprendere, aut fugientem consequi, while he lingered : Sto exspectans, si quid mihi inperent, I wait , T.— To stand in battle, fight, hold one's ground, stand firm : ut ignavus miles fugiat . . . cum ei, qui steterit, etc.: hostis non stetit solum, sed Romanum pepulit, L.: comminus, Cs.: Inque gradu stetimus, certi non cedere, O.—Of a battle, to stand, continue : ibi aliquamdiu atrox pugna stetit, L.: ita anceps dicitur certamen stetisse, to have been indecisive , L.— Of buildings or cities, to stand complete, be built, be finished : intra annum nova urbs stetit, L.: Moenia iam stabant, O.: stet Capitolium Fulgens, H.— To stand out, stand upright, stand on end, bristle up, stiffen, be rigid : steterunt comae, V.: in vertice cristae, O.: stat glacies iners, H.: Vides ut altā stet nive candidum Soracte, i. e. stands out , H.: pulvere caelum Stare vident, i. e. like a mass of dust , V.—Fig., to stand, be erect, be undisturbed : mentes, rectae quae stare solebant: utinam res p. stetisset.—Impers., with per and acc.of person, to depend on, be chargeable to, lie at the door of, be due to, be the fault of : ut per me stetisse credat, Quo minus haec fierent nuptiae, that it was my doing , T.: ubi cognovit per Afranium stare, quo minus proelio dimicaretur, Cs.: nec, quo minus perpetua cum eis amicitia esset, per populum R.stetisse, L.: quoniam per eum non stetisset, quin praestaretur (fides), it was not his fault , L.: ne praestaremus per vos stetit, qui, etc., L.—Ellipt.: Id faciam, per me stetisse ut credat (sc. quo minus haec fierent nuptiae), T.: per quos si non stetisset, non Dolabella parentasset, etc., but for whose opposition.—To stand firm, be unshaken, endure, persist, abide, remain, continue : res p. staret: qui illam (rem p.) cadere posse stante me non putarant: regnum puero stetit, L.: Dum stetimus, O.: Stas animo, H.: Gabinium sine provinciā stare non posse, subsist : cum in senatu pulcherrime staremus, held our ground : si in fide non stetit: siin eo non stat: in sententiā, L.: suis stare iudiciis, to stand by : si qui eorum decreto non stetit, Cs.: stare condicionibus: qui his rebus iudicatis standum putet: famā rerum standum est, L.— To be fixed, be determined: Pa . vide quid agas. Ph . Stat sententia, I am resolved , T.: Hannibal, postquam ipsa sententia stetit, pergere ire, L.: neque adhuc stabat, quo, etc., was it decided : mihi stat alere morbum, N.: Stat casūs renovare omnīs, V.— To rest, depend, be upheld, lie : disciplinā stetit Romana res, L.: spes Danaum Palladis auxiliis stetit, V.: famā bella stare, Cu.: Omnis in Ascanio stat cura parentis, V.—Of plays and actors, to stand, be approved, please, take, succeed : partim vix steti, T.: Securus, cadat an stet fabula, H.— To take part, take sides, stand : contra civium perditorum dementiam a bonorum causā: a mendacio contra verum: cum Hannibale, L.: pro meā patriā, L.: vobiscum adversus barbaros, N.: pro signis, O.: pro meliore causā, Cu.: Iuppiter hac stat, stands at your side, stands by you , V.: unde ius stabat, ei (populo) victoriam dedit, on whose side , L.; cf. in Darei partibus, Cu.—Of price, with abl.of price, to stand in, come to, cost : haud scio an magno detrimento certamen staturum fuerit, L.: Polybius scribit, centum talentis eam rem Achaeis stetisse, cost the Achaeans , L.: sit argumento tibi gratis stare navem: magno stat magna potentia nobis, O.