petō īvī and iī （perf. petīt, V., O; petīstī, C., V.; petīsse, C., O.; petīssem, C., L, O.), petītus, ere
PET-,
to strive for, seek, aim at, repair to, make for, travel to
: summum locum, Cs.: maris oras: navīs,
take refuge in
, N.: Troia peteretur classibus,
V.: caelum pennis,
fly to
, O.: Grais Phasi petite viris,
visited by the Greeks
, O.: ille Reginam petit,
turns to
, V.: campum petit amnis, V.:
mons petit astra,
rises to
, O.—
To fall upon, rush at, attack, assault, assail, fly at, aim at, thrust at
: Indutiomarum,
aim at
, Cs.: cuius latus mucro ille petebat: non latus,
sed caput,
aim at
: Tarquinium spiculo infeste, L.:
Mālo me,
throw an apple at
, V.: cui petit ungue genas,
O.: Vos turba saxis petens,
stoning
, H.—Fig.,
to attack, assail
: me epistulā: uter ab utro petitus
insidiis esset, L.—
To demand, exact, require
: ex iis tantum, quantum res petet, hauriemus: poenas ab
optimo quoque sui doloris, i. e.
exact satisfaction.—To demand at law, sue for, claim
: unde petitur . . . qui petit,
the defendant . . . the plaintiff
, T.: qui per se litem contestatur, sibi soli
petit: alienos fundos.—
To beg, beseech, ask, request, desire, entreat
: flentes pacem petere, Cs.: Curtio tribunatum a Caesare,
ask for Curtius
: a te pro Ligario,
intercede with you for
: reus ut absolvatur: a te, ut, etc.—Of
office,
to solicit, be a candidate
: nemo est ex iis, qui nunc petunt, qui, etc.:
ambitiose regnum, L.—
To woo, court, solicit
: ut viros saepius peteret quam peteretur,
S.: illam, O.: virgo ad libidinem petita, L.—
To pursue, seek, strive after, aim at
: fugā salutem, Cs.: praedam pedibus, O.: gloriam, S.: eloquentiae principatum: bene
vivere, H.: conubiis natam sociare
Latinis, V.: ex hostium ducibus
victoriam,
over
, L.: imperium ex victis hostibus,
L.—
To fetch, bring, elicit, obtain, wrest, draw
: E flammā cibum, T.: custodem in vincula, V.: a
litteris doloris oblivionem: latere petitus imo spiritus, H.:
gemitūs alto de corde petiti, O.—
To take, betake oneself to, repair to
: alium cursum,
take another route
: aliam in partem fugam,
betake themselves to flight
, Cs.—
To refer to, relate to
: Troianos haec monstra petunt, V.
