Meaning of usque | Babel Free
[ˈʊs.kʷɛ]Definitions
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constantly, continuously not-comparable
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as far as, up to, right until, all the way not-comparable
Examples
“Eōsdem facile addūcam, ut tē haec quae vastāre iam prīdem studēs relinquentem, usque ad portās prōsequantur.”
I shall easily persuade the same [men], that as you are leaving these [things] which you have long been eager to destroy, they may escort [you] all the way to the [city] gates.
“ab ōvō usque ad māla”
from the beginning to the end (literally, “from the egg to the apples”)
“, Latin Vulgate translation of Psalm 71:8; Canadian national motto Ā marī usque ad mare.”
From sea unto sea.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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