contingo
Meaning
- (conjugation-3) to touch on all sides, take hold of, come into contact with
- (conjugation-3) to reach (by moving), attain to, come to, arrive at, meet with
- (conjugation-3) to touch, extend to, border upon, reach; to be near, neighbouring or contiguous to
- (conjugation-3) to strike
- (conjugation-3) to touch, affect, seize upon, move
- (conjugation-3, passive, regional) to touch with pollution, pollute, stain, defile, contaminate
- (conjugation-3, with-dative) to fall to one's lot, obtain
- (conjugation-3) to happen, turn out, come to pass
Concepts
Opposite of
dissideō, distō, tergeō, abstergeō, pūrgō, luō, putō, effingō
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kɔnˈtɪŋ.ɡoː]
Etymology
From con- (“together”) + tangō (“touch”).
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