List of First Conjugation Latin Verbs

About the List

In making this list I tried to find a nice middle ground between a massive list bordering on comprehensive (has everything, but hard to scan) and the short lists I have been seeing online (easy to scan, but too few choices.)
I hope you find it helpful: a large list of common enough first conjugation verbs, with the odd, the irregular, and the obscure weeded out. Perfect for using in assignments or in-class examples!

If you think of any I should add or any features you'd like to see, let me know!

The List of 1st Conjugation Latin Verbs

• agitō, agitāre, agitāvī, agitātusto drive, put in motion
• ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatumto walk
• amo, amare, amavi, amatumto love, like
• annihilō, annihilāre, annihilāvī, annihilātumto bring to nothing, annihilate, obliterate, destroy utterly
• appello, appellare, appellavi, appellatumto speak to, address (as), call, name
• apto, aptare, aptavi, aptatusto fit, fit out, prepare
• arō, arāre, arāvī, arātumto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm
• aurīgō, aurīgāre, aurīgāvī, aurīgātumto drive a chariot; to rule, direct
• balbō, balbāre, balbāvī, balbātumto stammer, stutter
• ballō, ballāre, ballāvī, ballātumto dance
• cachinnō, cachinnāre, cachinnāvī, cachinnātumto laugh loudly, cackle; (poetic, of the sea) to splash, roar
• calculō, calculāre, calculāvī, calculātumto calculate, compute, reckon
• cantō, cantāre, cantāvī, cantātumto sing, recite, play; to enchant
• cavō, cavāre, cavāvī, cavātumto make hollow, hollow out, excavate; to perforate, pierce
• celebrō, celebrāre, celebrāvī, celebrātumto go somewhere in large numbers; to fill; to celebrate, hold (a festival); honor, praise
• celerō, celerāre, celerāvī, celerātumto hasten, quicken; to make haste, hurry
• cēlō, cēlāre, cēlāvī, cēlātumto hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal
• ceno, cenare, cenavi, cenatumto dine
• cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatumto think, ponder, consider, plan
• computō, computāre, computāvī, computātumto calculate, compute, reckon together
• conservo, conservare, conservavi, conservatumto preserve, conserve, maintain
• coquīnō, coquīnāre, coquīnāvī, coquīnātumto cook
• creo, creare, creavi, creatumto create
• crepitō, crepitāre, crepitāvī, crepitātumto rattle, clatter, crackle; to chatter, mumble
• culpo, culpare, culpavi, culpatumto blame, censure
• curo, curare, curavi, curatumto care for, attend to; heal, cure; take care
• dedico, dedicare, dedicavi, dedicatumto dedicate
• dēfraudō, dēfraudāre, dēfraudāvī, dēfraudātumto defraud, cheat, deceive
• delecto, delectare, delectavi, delectatumto delight, charm, please
• demonstro, demonstrare, demonstravi, demonstratumto point out, show, demonstrate
• desidero, desiderare, desideravi, desideratumto desire, long for, miss
• dictito, dictitare, dictitavi, dictitatusto say over and over, repeat
• do, dare, dedi, datumto give, offer
• dubito, dubitare, dubitavi, dubitatumto doubt, hesitate
• educo, educare, educavi, educatumto bring up, educate
• enoto, enotare, enotavi, enotatusto note down
• erro, errare, erravi, erratumto wander, err, go astray, be mistaken
• explico, explicare, explicavi, explicatumto unfold, explain; spread out, deploy
• explōrō, explōrāre, explōrāvī, explōrātumto investigate, search out; to spy out; to test, try
• exspecto, exspectare, exspectavi, exspectatumto look for, expect, await
• faenero, faenerare, faeneravi, faeneratusto lend money, finance, underwrite
• fatigo, fatigare, fatigavi, fatigatumto weary, tire out
• fatīgō, fatīgāre, fatīgāvī, fatīgātumto fatigue, tire or weary
• festīnō, festīnāre, festīnāvī, festīnātumto hasten, make haste, hurry; pass swiftly
• fortificō, fortificāre, fortificāvī, fortificātumto strengthen, fortify
• gregō, gregāre, gregāvī, gregātumto herd, assemble
• habitō, habitāre, habitāvī, habitātumto live in, to inhabit, to dwell
• hilarō, hilarāre, hilarāvī, hilarātumto gladden, cheer, make cheerful
• honōrō, honōrāre, honōrāvī, honōrātumto honor, respect
• hospito, hospitare, hospitavi, hospitatusto entertain, lodge
• illūminō, illūmināre, illūmināvī, illūminātumto illuminate, light up; to adorn
• impero, imperare, imperavi, imperatumto give orders to, command
• implico, implicare, implicavi, implicatusto enfold, catch up in
• incitō, incitāre, incitāvī, incitātumto set in rapid motion, hasten; to incite, encourage
• incoho, incohare, incohavi, incohatusto start, begin
• indicō, indicāre, indicāvī, indicātumto indicate, point out; show
• invito, invitare, invitavi, invitatumto entertain, invite, summon
• irrigō, irrigāre, irrigāvī, irrigātumto water or irrigate; to flood or inundate; to overwhelm
• iūdicō, iūdicāre, iūdicāvī, iūdicātusto judge, decide
• iuvo, iuvare, iuvi, iutumto help, aid, assist; to please
• laboro, laborare, laboravi, laboratumto labor, be in distress
• laudo, laudare, laudavi, laudatumto praise
• libero, liberare, liberavi, liberatumto free, liberate
• libo, libare, libavi, libatumto pour a libation of, pour a libation on; to pour ritually; to sip, touch gently
• magnificō magnificāre, magnificāvī, magnificātumto prize, esteem highly; to praise, glorify, or extol; to magnify
• mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatusto entrust, hand over
• mīlitō, mīlitāre, mīlitāvī, mīlitātumto be a soldier, to act as a soldier; to wage war
• muto, mutare, mutavi, mutatumto change, alter; exchange
• narro, narrare, narravi, narratumto tell, report, narrate
• naufragō, naufragāre, naufragāvī, naufragātumto become shipwrecked
• navigo, navigare, navigavi, navigatumto sail, navigate
• neco, necare, necavi, necatumto murder, kill
• nego, negare, negavi, negatumto deny, say that...not
• nō, nāre, nāvī, nātumto swim
• notō, notāre, notāvī, notātumto mark; to write; to write notes; to signify
• nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatumto announce, report, relate
• nuto, nutare, nutavi, nutatūrusto nod, shake; totter
• oblecto, oblectare, oblectavi, oblectatumto please, amuse, delight; pass time pleasantly
• obsto, obstare, obstitito stand in the way, block
• occupō, occupāre, occupāvī, occupātumto occupy, fill, take up; to seize, invade
• oppugno, oppugnare, oppugnavi, oppugnatumto fight against, attack, assault, assail
• optō, optāre, optāvī, optātusto choose, select
• orno, ornare, ornavi, ornatumto equip, furnish, adorn
• oro, orare, oravi, oratumto speak, plead; beg, beseech, entreat
• ostento, ostentare, ostentavi, ostentatusto show, point out
• paro, parare, paravi, paratumto prepare, provide, get, obtain
• pernocto, pernoctare, pernoctavi, pernoctatumto spend the night, occupy the night
• pervigilo, pervigilare, pervigilavi, pervigilatusto stay awake, stay up
• plumbō, plumbāre, plumbāvī, plumbātumto make with lead or out of lead
• praesto, praestare, praestiti, praestitumto excel; exhibit, show, offer, supply, furnish
• probo, probare, probavi, probatumto test, approve, recommend
• pronuntio, pronuntiare, pronuntiavi, pronuntiatumto proclaim, announce; declaim; pronounce
• propero, properare, properavi, properatusto hurry
• publico, publicare, publicavi, publicatusto confiscate (especially property by the state)
• pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatumto fight
• puto, putare, putavi, putatumto clean, trim; reckon, suppose, judge, think, imagine
• recito, recitare, recitavi, recitatumto read aloud, recite
• reclīnō, reclīnāre, reclīnāvī, reclīnātumto recline; to bend or lean back
• recreo, recreare, recreavi, recreatumto restore, revive; refresh, cheer
• recuso, recusare, recusavi, recusatumto refuse
• relego, relegare, relegavi, relegatusto send away, banish
• rogo, rogare, rogavi, rogatumto ask
• satio, satiare, satiavi, satiatumto satisfy, sate
• sereno, serenare, serenavi, serenatumto make clear, brighten; cheer up, soothe
• servo, servare, servavi, servatumto preserve, save, keep, guard
• sonō, sonāre, sonuī, sonitusto sound, resound
• specto, spectare, spectavi, spectatumto look at, see
• spero, sperare, speravi, speratumto hope for, hope
• sto, stare, steti, statumto stand, stand still, stand firm
• supero, superare, superavi, superatumto be above, have the upper hand, surpass; overcome, conquer
• temptō, temptāre, temptāvī, temptātusto try, test
• tolero, tolerare, toleravi, toleratumto bear, endure
• vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, vigilaturusto be watchful, vigilant
• vito, vitare, vitavi, vitatumto avoid, shun
• voco, vocare, vocavi, vocatumto call, summon

Final Thoughts

If you are a Latin teacher like me, you might get tired of coming up 1st conjugation Latin verbs on the fly in the classroom or at home when coming up with assignments. I hope this list helps make your life a little easier! Let me know if you think of any I could add!
- Patrick

Thanks for reading!

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Patrick Mooney

Patrick received his bachelors degree in History and Classics (with an emphasis in Latin) from the University of Mississippi. Afterwards he earned a Masters degree in History from the University of Tennessee where he studied Medieval Latin manuscripts and paleography. Patrick taught 6th - 12th grade Latin for five years at a public charter school in Arizona. In 2022, he switched to a career in web development where he worked primarily on tourism websites across the US. Patrick now splits his time between teaching 7th grade Latin, running a freelance web-development business, and building Arcade Schoolhouse.

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