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Meaning of coest | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈko.ɛst]

Definitions

  1. to happen (in a positive way); to be achieved; to turn out well
    Old-Latin, impersonal, rare, suppletive
  2. to occur at the same time, to coexist
    Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, impersonal, suppletive

Examples

“Acr. Datne ab se mulier operam? Per. Lepidissume et compsissume. Acr. Confido confuturum. ubi facta erit conlatio nostrarum malitiarum,”

Translation by Paul Nixon Is the girl herself helping us? Oh, delightfully, toutafaitly! I trust things will turn out well. When we've lumped together our talents for mischief, I have no fear of our being beaten at artful wiles.

“sin eveniat quod volo, in Pamphilo ut nil sit morae, restat Chremes,”

Translation by Henry Thomas Riley If it should turn out, as I wish, that there is no delay on the part of Pamphilus, Chremes remains to be prevailed upon by me; and I do hope that all will go well.

“Est autem praescientia tua, Deus, ipsa sapientia tua, quae ab aeterno tibi aeternaliter coest, (etiam si nulla esset creatura) […]”

Moreover, Thy foreknowledge, O my God, is one thing with Thy wisdom, which is with Thee from and to all eternity, and so would it have been with Thee, had never a creature existed.

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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