List of Second Conjugation Latin Verbs
Check out our hand-curated list of 46 second conjugation Latin verbs, complete with four principal parts and English translations. A helpful resource for both teachers and students.
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 second 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 2nd Conjugation Latin Verbs
- audeo, audēre, ausus sum, -to dare
- careo, carēre, carui, cariturusto be without, be deprived of, want, lack; be free from (takes ablative of separation)
- cēnseō, cēnsēre, cēnsuī, cēnsusto decree
- commoveō, commovēre, commōvī, commōtusto move, upset
- compleō, complēre, complēvī, complētusto fill
- contineo, continēre, continui, contentumto hold together, contain, keep, enclose, restrain
- cresco, crescēre, crevi, cretumto increase
- debeo, debēre, debui, debitumto owe; ought, must
- deleo, delēre, delevi, deletumto destroy, wipe out, erase
- doceo, docēre, docui, doctumto teach
- doleo, dolēre, dolui, doliturumto grieve, suffer, hurt, give pain
- egeo, egēre, egui, -to need, lack, want
- exerceō, -ēre, -uī, -itusto exercise, train
- expleo, explēre, explevi, expletumto fill, fill up, complete
- gaudeo, gaudēre, gavisus sum, -to be glad, rejoice
- habeo, habēre, habui, habitumto have, hold, possess, consider, regard
- iaceo, iacēre, iacui, -to lie, lie prostrate, lie dead
- invideo, invidēre, invidi, invisumto be envious; to look at with envy, envy, be jealous of
- iubeo, iubēre, iussi, iussumto bid, order, command
- maneo, manēre, mansi, mansumto remain, stay, abide, continue
- misceo, miscēre, miscui, mixtumto mix, stir up, disturb
- moneo, monēre, monui, monitumto remind, advise, warn
- moveo, movēre, movi, motumto move; arouse, affect
- noceo, nocēre, nocui, nocitumto do harm to, harm, injure
- obsideō, obsidēre, obsēdī, obsessusto besiege
- pareo, parēre, parui, -to be obedient to, obey
- pateo, patēre, patui, -to be open, lie open, be accessible, be evident
- persuadeo, persuadēre, persuasi, persuasumto make sweet to, persuade
- placeo, placēre, placui, placitumto be pleasing to, please
- praebeo, praebēre, praebui, praebitumto offer, provide
- prohibeo, prohibēre, prohibui, prohibitumprevent, to keep (back), hinder, restrain, prohibit
- remaneo, remanēre, remansi, remansumto remain, stay behind, abide, continue
- removeō, removēre, remōvī, remōtusto remove, move aside
- respondeo, respondēre, respondi, responsumto answer
- rideo, ridēre, risi, risumto laugh, laugh at
- salveo, salvēre, -, -to be well, be in good health
- sedeo, sedēre, sedi, sessumto sit
- studeo, studēre, studui, -to direct one's zeal to, be eager for, study
- stupeō, stupēre, stupuīto be amazed
- subrideo, subridēre, subrisi, subrisumto smile upon, to smile down upon
- taceo, tacēre, tacui, tacitumto be silent, leave unmentioned
- teneo, tenēre, tenui, tentumto hold, keep, possess; restrain
- tergeō, tergēre, tersī, tersusto dry, wipe
- terreo, terrēre, terrui, territumto frighten, terrify
- valeo, valēre, valui, valiturumto be strong, have power; be well
- video, vidēre, vidi, visumto see; observe, understand
Final Thoughts
As a Latin teacher, I often find myself scrambling to recall 2nd conjugation verbs while planning lessons or creating assignments. This list is meant to take some of that pressure off and make things a bit easier. I hope you find it helpful.
If you have any suggestions to expand it, feel free to share!
- 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.
