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Meaning of iacens | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. lying prostrate, lying down; reclining
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  2. lying ill, being sick
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  3. lingering, tarrying
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  4. being placed or situated, lying
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  5. being low, flat or level
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  6. lying still
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  7. lying dead
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  8. lying in ruins
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  9. hanging down loose
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  10. being fixed on the ground, being cast down
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  11. being indolent, idle or inactive
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  12. lying dormant or abandoned, being of no avail
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  13. lying overthrown; being refuted; being despised
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present
  14. being languid, dull or lifeless
    active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present

Examples

“ōscula saepe dedit, dīxit quoque saepe iacentī”

Often [Achilles] gave kisses; often, too, he said to [Chiron] lying ill [there]: “Live! I pray, and don’t leave me, dear father.” (An accident has mortally wounded the centaur Chiron, tutor to young Achilles, who expresses devotion as might a son to his dying father.)

CEFR level

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