dēbeō

Contraction of *dēhibeō, from dē- +‎ habeō (“have”). See the same contraction in dēbilis. Compare the later formed dēhabeō.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.be.oː/, [ˈd̪eːbeoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.be.o/, [ˈd̪ɛːbeo]

Verb

dēbeō (present infinitive dēbēre, perfect active dēbuī, supine dēbitum); second conjugation

to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: amō, obligor (passive voice of obligō only)
to be bound, in duty bound to do something; "ought", "must", "should"
to be owed, to be due (when in passive voice)
to have or keep from someone (in its original, etymological sense)

Conjugation

[ less ▲] Conjugation of dēbeō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeō	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēs	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbet	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēmus	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētis	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbent
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbam	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbās	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbat	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbāmus	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbātis	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbant
	future	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbō	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbis	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbit	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbimus	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbitis	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbunt
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuistī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuit	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuimus	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuistis	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuērunt, dēbuēre
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbueram	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerās	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerat	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerāmus	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerātis	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerant
	future perfect	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerō	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbueris	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerit	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerimus	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbueritis	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerint
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeor	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēris, dēbēre	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēmur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēminī	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbentur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbar	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbāris, dēbēbāre	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbātur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbāmur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbāminī	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbantur
	future	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbor	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēberis, dēbēbere	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbitur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbimur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbiminī	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēbuntur
	perfect	dēbitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēbitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēbitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeam	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeās	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeat	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeāmus	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeātis	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeant
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērem	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērēs	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēret	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērēmus	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērētis	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērent
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerim	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerīs	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerit	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerīmus	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerītis	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuerint
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuissem	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuissēs	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuisset	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuissēmus	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuissētis	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuissent
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbear	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeāris, dēbeāre	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeātur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeāmur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeāminī	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbeantur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērer	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērēris, dēbērēre	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērētur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērēmur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērēminī	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērentur
	perfect	dēbitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēbitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbē	—	—	p\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēte	—
active	future	—	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētō	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētō	—	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētōte	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbentō
passive	present	—	s\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēre	—	—	p\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēminī	—
passive	future	—	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētor	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbētor	—	—	p\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act\|inf-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēre	act\|inf-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbuisse	dēbitūrum esse	pass\|inf-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbērī	dēbitum esse	dēbitum īrī
participles		act\|part-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbēns	—	act\|part-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbitūrus	—	pass\|part-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbitus	pass\|part-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbendī	ger-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbendō	ger-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbendum	ger-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbendō	sup-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbitum	sup-form-of origin-dēbeō" lang="la">dēbitū

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