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
: i<*>i 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: si in 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.
