Significatio vocis fatus | Babel Free

Definitiones

spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc.

active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, perfect

Exempla

“… Sīc fāta gradūs ēvāserat altōs ….”

As she had spoken these words [Anna] had been climbing the high steps [up to Dido’s pyre…]. (T.E. Page [1967], pg. 393, notes that “‘fata’ is really a present” tense in this context, i.e.: While saying these words….)

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