petō

petō īvī and iī (perf. petīt, V., O; petīstī, C., V.; petīsse, C., O.; petīssem, C., L, O.), petītus, ere Source etymology: PET- , to strive for, seek, aim at, repair to, make for, travel to : summum locum, Cs.: maris oras: navīs, take refuge in , N.: Troia peteretur classibus, V.: caelum pennis, fly to , O.: Grais Phasi petite viris, visited by the Greeks , O.: ille Reginam petit, turns to , V.: campum petit amnis, V.: mons petit astra, rises to , O.— To fall upon, rush at, attack, assault, assail, fly at, aim at, thrust at : Indutiomarum, aim at , Cs.: cuius latus mucro ille petebat: non latus, sed caput, aim at : Tarquinium spiculo infeste, L.: Mālo me, throw an apple at , V.: cui petit ungue genas, O.: Vos turba saxis petens, stoning , H.—Fig., to attack, assail : me epistulā: uter ab utro petitus insidiis esset, L.— To demand, exact, require : ex iis tantum, quantum res petet, hauriemus: poenas ab optimo quoque sui doloris, i. e. exact satisfaction.—To demand at law, sue for, claim : unde petitur . . . qui petit, the defendant . . . the plaintiff , T.: qui per se litem contestatur, sibi soli petit: alienos fundos.— To beg, beseech, ask, request, desire, entreat : flentes pacem petere, Cs.: Curtio tribunatum a Caesare, ask for Curtius : a te pro Ligario, intercede with you for : reus ut absolvatur: a te, ut, etc.—Of office, to solicit, be a candidate : nemo est ex iis, qui nunc petunt, qui, etc.: ambitiose regnum, L.— To woo, court, solicit : ut viros saepius peteret quam peteretur, S.: illam, O.: virgo ad libidinem petita, L.— To pursue, seek, strive after, aim at : fugā salutem, Cs.: praedam pedibus, O.: gloriam, S.: eloquentiae principatum: bene vivere, H.: conubiis natam sociare Latinis, V.: ex hostium ducibus victoriam, over , L.: imperium ex victis hostibus, L.— To fetch, bring, elicit, obtain, wrest, draw : E flammā cibum, T.: custodem in vincula, V.: a litteris doloris oblivionem: latere petitus imo spiritus, H.: gemitūs alto de corde petiti, O.— To take, betake oneself to, repair to : alium cursum, take another route : aliam in partem fugam, betake themselves to flight , Cs.— To refer to, relate to : Troianos haec monstra petunt, V.