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ăvĕo , ēre, v. a. from Sanscr. av, to love, to wish; to satisfy one's self, to be content, to do or fare well,
I.to wish, desire earnestly, to long for, crave (syn.: volo, cupio): avere nihil aliud est quam cupere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 14 Müll.: ab ludis animus atque aures avent Avide exspectantes nuntium, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, § 70 (Trag. v. 70 Vahl.).—Constr. with inf., acc., and absol.
(α). With inf.: “te imitari aveo,” Lucr. 3, 6: “Illud in his quoque te rebus cognoscere avemus,” id. 2, 216: “res exponere,” id. 4, 778: “rationem reddere,” id. 3, 259: “discedere aventes,” id. 4, 1203: “Non est mihi tempus aventi Ponere signa novis praeceptis,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 1; 2, 6, 99: “propiusque accedere aventi figere pectora,” Ov. M. 2, 503: “valde aveo scire quid agas,” Cic. Att. 1, 15; 2, 18; id. Fin. 2, 14, 46; id. Off. 1, 4, 13; id. Div. 1, 6, 11: “Jam mens praetrepidans avet vagari,” Cat. 46, 7: “avet (ara) spargier agno,” Hor. C. 4, 11, 7: “ipsum L. Paulum omnium oculi conspicere urbem curru ingredientem avent,” Liv. 45, 39, 8; 33, 32, 8; Col. 3, 21, 6: “avebat animus antire statimque memorare exitus,” Tac. A. 4, 71; 12, 36.—
(β). With acc.: “quia semper aves quod abest, praesentia temnis,” Lucr. 3, 957; so id. 3, 1082; 3, 1083: “parto, quod avebas,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 94: “aveo genus legationis ut, etc.,” Cic. Att. 15, 11 fin. (acc. to conj. of Gronov.; so B. and K.; v. Orell. ad h. l.); Sil. 9, 371.—
(γ). Absol.: “Et mora, quae fluvios passim refrenat aventes,” which restrains the eager river, Lucr. 6, 531, where Lachm. and Munro read euntīs: “Talem dira sibi scelerisque dolique ministram Quaerit avens,” Val. Fl. 2, 123; Aur. Vict. Caes. 3.—
II. Avens = libens, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7.—ăventer , adv., eagerly, earnestly (post - class.), Sid. Ep. 2, 2; v. Amm. 18, 5 and 19.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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