proficio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *prōfakjō. Equivalent to prō- +‎ faciō (make, construct).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prōficiō (present infinitive prōficere, perfect active prōfēcī, supine prōfectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to advance, make progress, make headway
    Synonyms: prōgredior, adorior, prodeo, procedo, adeo, incedo, gradior, succēdō, subeō, ēvehō, aggredior
    Antonyms: discedo, digredior, facesso, excedo, degredior, deficio, decedo
  2. to benefit, profit, take advantage
  3. to help, contribute, be useful
    Synonyms: adiuvō, iuvō, foveō, assistō, succurrō, prōsum, cōnferō, valeō
    Antonym: officiō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of prōficiō (third conjugation -variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōficiō prōficis prōficit prōficimus prōficitis prōficiunt
imperfect prōficiēbam prōficiēbās prōficiēbat prōficiēbāmus prōficiēbātis prōficiēbant
future prōficiam prōficiēs prōficiet prōficiēmus prōficiētis prōficient
perfect prōfēcī prōfēcistī prōfēcit prōfēcimus prōfēcistis prōfēcērunt,
prōfēcēre
pluperfect prōfēceram prōfēcerās prōfēcerat prōfēcerāmus prōfēcerātis prōfēcerant
future perfect prōfēcerō prōfēceris prōfēcerit prōfēcerimus prōfēceritis prōfēcerint
passive present prōficior prōficeris,
prōficere
prōficitur prōficimur prōficiminī prōficiuntur
imperfect prōficiēbar prōficiēbāris,
prōficiēbāre
prōficiēbātur prōficiēbāmur prōficiēbāminī prōficiēbantur
future prōficiar prōficiēris,
prōficiēre
prōficiētur prōficiēmur prōficiēminī prōficientur
perfect prōfectus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōfectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōfectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōficiam prōficiās prōficiat prōficiāmus prōficiātis prōficiant
imperfect prōficerem prōficerēs prōficeret prōficerēmus prōficerētis prōficerent
perfect prōfēcerim prōfēcerīs prōfēcerit prōfēcerīmus prōfēcerītis prōfēcerint
pluperfect prōfēcissem prōfēcissēs prōfēcisset prōfēcissēmus prōfēcissētis prōfēcissent
passive present prōficiar prōficiāris,
prōficiāre
prōficiātur prōficiāmur prōficiāminī prōficiantur
imperfect prōficerer prōficerēris,
prōficerēre
prōficerētur prōficerēmur prōficerēminī prōficerentur
perfect prōfectus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōfectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōfice prōficite
future prōficitō prōficitō prōficitōte prōficiuntō
passive present prōficere prōficiminī
future prōficitor prōficitor prōficiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōficere prōfēcisse prōfectūrum esse prōficī prōfectum esse prōfectum īrī
participles prōficiēns prōfectūrus prōfectus prōficiendus,
prōficiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōficiendī prōficiendō prōficiendum prōficiendō prōfectum prōfectū

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • proficio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • proficio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • proficio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be brought up in some one's school: e disciplina alicuius profectum esse
    • to make progress in a subject: in aliqua re progressus facere, proficere, progredi
    • I am not dissatisfied with my progress: non me paenitet, quantum profecerim