obsto

See also: obstó

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“before, in front”) +‎ stō (“stand”).

Pronunciation

Verb

obstō (present infinitive obstāre, perfect active obstitī, future participle obstātūrus); first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in the passive

  1. to stand before, stand in the way of, obstruct, block, oppose
    Synonyms: oppōnō, adversor, obversor, refrāgor, repugnō, restō, resistō, officiō, obstruō, dīvertō, recūsō, subsistō, resistō, vetō
  2. to thwart, hinder
    Synonyms: supprimō, intersaepiō, moror, prohibeō, impediō, refrēnō, dētineō, obstruō, retineō, arceō, cohibeō, sistō, inclūdō, reprimō, perimō, officiō, tardō, saepiō, premō, coerceō, comprimō, sustentō
    Antonyms: līberō, eximō, vindicō, servō, exonerō, absolvō, excipiō, ēmittō

Usage notes

Usually used with the dative.

Conjugation
   Conjugation of obstō (first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obstō obstās obstat obstāmus obstātis obstant
imperfect obstābam obstābās obstābat obstābāmus obstābātis obstābant
future obstābō obstābis obstābit obstābimus obstābitis obstābunt
perfect obstitī obstitistī obstitit obstitimus obstitistis obstitērunt,
obstitēre
pluperfect obstiteram obstiterās obstiterat obstiterāmus obstiterātis obstiterant
future perfect obstiterō obstiteris obstiterit obstiterimus obstiteritis obstiterint
passive present — — obstātur — — —
imperfect — — obstābātur — — —
future — — obstābitur — — —
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obstem obstēs obstet obstēmus obstētis obstent
imperfect obstārem obstārēs obstāret obstārēmus obstārētis obstārent
perfect obstiterim obstiterīs obstiterit obstiterīmus obstiterītis obstiterint
pluperfect obstitissem obstitissēs obstitisset obstitissēmus obstitissētis obstitissent
passive present — — obstētur — — —
imperfect — — obstārētur — — —
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — obstā — — obstāte —
future — obstātō obstātō — obstātōte obstantō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives obstāre obstitisse obstātūrum esse obstārī — —
participles obstāns — obstātūrus — — obstandum
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
obstandī obstandō obstandum obstandō — —

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • Anglo-Norman: ouster
  • Catalan: obstar
  • French: ôter
    • Louisiana French: oûter
  • Galician: obstar
  • Italian: ostare
  • Portuguese: obstar
  • Spanish: obstar

References
  • “obsto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obsto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare: rationibus alicuius prospicere or consulere (opp. officere, obstare, adversari)
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