FOR 
FOR 
FOR 
Foolishly, stulte, imprudenter, incon- 
sulte, insipienter, inepte, insulse ; de- 
menter, absurde. — Talking foolishly, 
stultiloquus (poet.). 
Foolishness, stuititia, insipientia, de¬ 
mentia ; fatuitas. See Folly. 
FOOT, pes. — The foot (of a table, bed, 
&c.), fulcrum. — of a pillar, basis. — 
of a hill, montis radices. — Of afoot, pe- 
dalis. — A square foot, pes quadratus. — 
On foot, pedes, pedester. — That matter 
is now on foot, de ilia re nunc agitur or 
deliberatur. — The military forces now on 
foot, copiie militares quie jam conscrip- 
tie sunt. — To go on foot, peditein ince- 
dere, pedibus incedere_ To light on 
foot, in pedes desilire. — The sole of 
the foot, planta pedis. — The hollow, 
pedis vola. — To tread under foot, pro- 
culco, pedibus conculcare. — Of half a 
foot, seinipedalis. — Of a foot and a half, 
sesquipedalis. — Of two feet, bipedalis. 
— Foot by foot, pedetentim, sensim.— 
To bind one hand and foot, quadrupedem 
aliquem constringere- To stand foot 
to foot, pedem pede tangere_ To be on 
the same foot with others, ffiquali gradu 
cum aliis esse. — A foot-ball. (See 
Ball.) — Afoot-cloth, stratum, ephippio- 
rum instragulum. — To walk a foot¬ 
pace, lento gradu or passu incedere, len- 
tis passibus ire.— Afoot-pad, latro pe- 
destris. —d foot-post, nuntius pedestris. 
— Foot-soldier, pedes. — The foot-sol¬ 
diers or foot of an army, peditatus, copile 
pedestres. — The foot-stall of a pillar, 
stylobata or stylobates. — A foot-step, 
vestigium.- H foot-stool, scabellum_ 
Afoot-path, semita. —1| See Bottom. 
To Foot it, pedibus ire, venire or iter 
facere. — fast, citato pede ambulare. 
Footed, pedes habens. — Two, bipes._ 
Three, tripes. — Four, quadrupes. — 
Many, multiples. — Brazen, ieripes (po¬ 
et.). — Fiery, ignipes (poet.). — Cloven, 
bisulcus. — Crump, loripes. — Whole, 
solidipes. 
Footing (footstep), vestigium ; (state), 
status, conditio, locus. — To get sure 
footing in a place, se in aliquo loco sta- 
bilire. — To set things on the oldfootincr, 
in pristinum restituere. 
Footman (soldier), pedes: (lackey), cur¬ 
sor, assecla, pedisequus, servus a pedi¬ 
bus. 
FOP (trifler), nugator; (beau), bellus ho¬ 
mo, nimis elegante in vestibus studio- 
sus, trossulus. — To play the fop, nugor; 
nimis elegante in vestibus indulgere. 
Foppery, nugs, tricEe, inepte. 
Foppish, ineptus; elegante in vestibus 
nimis studiosus. 
Foppishly, nugatorie, inepte, stolide, fa- 
tue. 
Foppishness, ineptia. 
FOR, conj. nam, enim, etenim, quippe_ 
For who is so quick a writer as 17 etenim 
quis est tam in scribendo impiger quam 
ego ? — For in those days it was said, 
quippe in his ipsis temporibus dicebatur. 
For, prep, is answered by several Latin 
prepositions.- If By a; as, consider 
whether this be not all for me, vide ne 
hoc totum sit a me. - IT By ad; 
as, for a while, ad quoddam tempus.— 
For no entreaties, ad nullas preces.- 
ir By de ; as, as for other matters, de ce¬ 
teris rebus. — It is not for nothing that, 
&c., non hoc de nihilo est, quod,“etc_ 
He did it on purpose, de industrifi fecit. 
— To translate word for word, verbum 
de verbo expressuin proferre.-IT By 
e, ex; as, if it were for our profit, si ex 
usu esset nostro. — He is fallen sick for 
grief, in morbum ex legritudine conjici- 
tur.-IT By in ; as, they are had for a 
double service, habenturin duplex minis- 
terium. — For the remaining time, in 
reliquum tempus. — For ever, in om- 
ne tempus. — For a perpetual remem¬ 
brance, in memoriam seinpiternam. 
— For time to come, in posterum._ 
IT By ob ; as, the gods punish for the 
crime, ob delictum dii poenas expe- 
tunt. — lam paid for my folly, pretium 
ob stultitiam fero.-IT By per; as, 
they have law for it, its id ipsum per le¬ 
gem licet. — For so many ages, tot per 
secula. — You may for me, per me licet. 
-IT By proe ; as, I cannot speak for 
Keeping, prs lacrimis loqui non pos¬ 
sum. — For anger, prs irfSt. — fear, prie 
metu. —joy, prs gaudio-ir By pro; 
as, boys arc angry with one another for 
very small faults, pueri inter se pro quam 
levissimis noxiis iras gerunt. — We 
thought it for the better, nobis pro melio- 
re fuit. — For (considering) our estate, 
pro re nostra. — To take for granted, 
pro concesso sumeie. — To hold for done, 
pro facto habere. — To believe for true, 
pro certo credere.-IT By propter; as, 
he obeys the laws for fear, legibus propter 
metum paret.-IT By secundum ; as, 
he spoke much for our side, multum se¬ 
cundum causam nostram disputavit. 
—— TT Mote. The preposition is some¬ 
times to be understood ; as, for fear of 
being yielded up, metu deditionis. — He 
dies for love, amore deperit.-IT For 
how much, quanti. — For so much, tanti. 
— For more, pluris. — For less, minoris. 
— For how much soever, quanticunque. 
— For an as, asse.- IT For, after 
good, fit, lawful, profitable, &e., is most 
commonly the sign of the dative 
case; as, I would, but for hurting him, 
vellem, ni foret ei damrio.— It is a 
shame for those that are well born to live 
basely, turpe est iis qui bene nati sunt, 
turpiter vivere. —— IT For, for the sake 
of, caus&, ergo, gratis, per, pro, prop¬ 
ter ; as, as for example, exempli causa 
or gratia. — For this reason I made a 
show of it to try you, ea gratia simulavi, 
vos ut pertentarem. — Virtue is to be de¬ 
sired for its own sake, virtus propter se 
expetenda est. -IT For all (although), 
etsi, quanquam, etiamsi, quamvis ;°as, 
lean hardly yield you this for all you are 
his father, baud tibi hoc concedo, etsi 
ill* pater es.-IT For all this . or for 
all that, nihilo minus, nihilo secius, ta- 
men.— But for all that I will do it, nihi¬ 
lo minus ego hoc faciatn tamen.- 
TF Tor all that he could ever say or do, quan- 
tuincunque conatus est.—For all the phi¬ 
losophers say, quicquid dicant philoso- 
Pbi-TT For (as for), quod attinet ad. 
-— For what concerned the truce, quod ad 
inducias pertineret. —For what remains, 
quod superest.-* IT For nothing, gra- 
tis. — He served him for nothincr, gratis 
servivit illi. — You shall not abuse us for 
nothing (with impunity), baud impune in 
nos illuseris.-IT For that, or for as 
much as, cum, propterea quod, siqui- 
dem, quandoquidem, quoniam. _ 
TT For the most part, fere, maximam par¬ 
tem, plerumque.-TT For some time 
or while, aliquandiu, aliquantisper. — 
He will not be sensible of it for a while, 
hosce aliquot dies non sentiet. — For 
some while he conversed with him, dies 
complures cum illo versatus est_ 
TT For what cause 7 quare, qua de causa ? 
— For which cause, quamobrem, quare. 
— For that cause, ideo, eo, propterea, ea 
gratia, idcirco-TT For ever and ever, 
in sscuia ; in sternum ; in omne tevum. 
-TT Particular phrases : — He was a 
good orator for those times, multum, ut 
temporibus illis, valuit dicendo. — Much 
learning for a Roman, mult®, ut in Ro¬ 
mano homine, liters. — I know for cer¬ 
tain, mihi est exploratissimum. — For 
aught I see, quantum ego perspicio. — I 
for my part, equidem. — They for their 
part, illi quidem. - TT Note. For is 
frequently included in the verb; as, to 
look for, exspecto. — To wail for, oppe- 
rior. — To be for, cum aliquo stare._ 
They are for Cwsar, Cssaris rebus favent. 
FORAGE, pabulum. 
To Forage, pabulor; frumentor. 
Forager, pabulator. 
Foraging, pabulatio. 
FORBEAR (let alone), abstineo or me ab- 
stineo, omitto, defugio; (leave off), de- 
sisto, mitto; (spare), parco; (suffer), 
patior.— Forborne (indulged), indulgen- 
ter habitus. 
Forbearance, patientia, indulgentia_ 
Forbearance is no acquittance, quod dif- 
fertur non aufertur. — With great for¬ 
bearance, patienter, patient! animo, pia- 
cide, sedate. 
FORBID, veto, interdico, prohibeo. inhi- 
beo. — To forbid one his house, aliquem 
domo proliibere. — To forbid strictly, in¬ 
terdico, interminor. — He is forbidden 
the use of fire and water (i. e. he is con- 
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demned to banishment), illi aqua et igm 
interdictum est. — God forbid, dii me- 
liora, ne id deus sinat; dii probibeant 
ne, etc. ,* dii averruncent. — Forbidden, 
interdictus, vetitus, negatus, prohibitus. 
—Mor do I think myself forbidden to do it, 
nec mihi ne faciatn interdictum puto.— 
/< is for bidden by law, lege cautum est,ne. 
Forbidding, prohibitio, inhibitio, inter- 
dictio. 
FORCE (endeavor), opera, contentio, co¬ 
natus, studium; (importance), momen¬ 
tum, pondus; (necessity), necessitas ; 
(strength), vires, robur, firmitas; (pow- 
er, effect), vis ; (open force), vis aper- 
ta; (main force or violence), vis, vio- 
lentia, impetus. — This was not done 
without some force, hoc non nisi sgre 
factum est. — By main force, violenter, 
summis viribus, vi et armis. — Theforce 
of poison, vis veneni. — of a word, vis 
verbi ■— To repel force by force, vim vi 
repeltere. — To use force, vim adhibere. 
— To oppose a thing with all one’s force, 
omnibus viribus alicui rei obsistere_ 
To use all one’s force in a thing, conten¬ 
dere omnes nervos in aliqua re_ To 
be of force, valeo, proficio, prosum, mo¬ 
mentum afferre. — of great force, pluri- 
mum valere. — of no force, nihil valere. 
— Of force or upon force, ingratiis, ne- 
cessario. — Of great force, valens, po- 
tens- Of small, levis; parvi moment! 
or ponderis. — Without force or effect, 
inefficax ; irritus: —(freely), ultro, sua 
sponte. — Of more force, pluris; valen- 
tior, potentior. — To assault by open 
force, aperto Marte oppugnare or adori- 
ri. — Hither lie bends all his force, hue 
omnibus incumbit viribus or omnes in- 
tendit nervos. — To lose force, flacces- 
co, langueo. - TT A strong force (of 
troops), valida manus. 
Forces, copiie. — Foot, copise pedestres. 
— To draw forces together, copias con- 
trahere. — To muster, delectuin militum 
habere.— To raise, exercitum compara- 
re. 
To Force, cogo, compello, impello; adi- 
go. — I was forced to it by want, quod ut 
facerem meegestas impulit. — To force 
one’s self to do, aliquid iegre agere. — I 
was forced to do this, hoc invitus feci. — 
They are forced to halt, necessario con¬ 
sistent. - d forced expression, dictum 
arcessitum or ionge petitum. — Forced 
is sometimes rendered by the particip. 
in -dus; as, ye gods whom I am forced to 
leave, dii relinquendi. — To force back, 
repello. — down, detrudo, demergo._ 
in, defigo. — out, depello, abigo_ 
TT To force (a woman), stupro, vitio_ 
TT To force (take by force), vi capere, ar- 
ripere. — a sword out of a man’s hand, 
ferrum e manibus alicujus extorquere. 
-TT To force (break through), perrum- 
po, perfodio ; expugno (carry by storm). 
Forcedly, vi, per vim ; invitus, invite. ' 
Forcer, coactor. 
Forcible (prevailing, strong), efficax, po- 
tens, valens, vehemens; (violent), vio- 
lens, violentus. 
Forcibleness, vis, violentia. 
Forcibly, valde, violenter, vehementer. 
Forcing, vis. 
FORD, vadum. — Full of fords, vadosus. 
To Ford a river, flumen vado transire. 
Fordable, qui vado transiri potest ; qui 
vada aperit. — That river is not fordable, 
is fluvius nusquain vado transitur, nus- 
quam vada aperit. 
FORE, adj. anticus (e. g. pars iedium); 
prior (e. g. pedes priores); exterior (c. a-. 
vallum exterius); adversus (e. g. den¬ 
tes adversi); primores (e.g. dentes). 
Fore, adv. ante, prs. 
FOREADVISE, priemoneo. 
FOREAPPOINT, prsstituo, prsfinio. 
FOREARM, prsmunio. — Forewarned 
forearmed, qui pericula prsvidet, facile 
cavere potest. 
FOREBODE, portendo, prssagio, ominor, 
auguro. — A foreboding token, pissaM- 
um, omen, augurium. 
Foreboder, hariolus. 
FORECAST, v. provideo, prospicio; in 
longitudinem consulere, Ter. 
Forecast, s. providentia. — Of great fore¬ 
cast, pro vidus.— Without forecast,, impro, 
vidus, inconsultus, temerarius. — With 
forecast, provide, circumspecte, consulte. 
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