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ut conj. Source etymology: 1 ut , with subj.—Of effect or result, that, so that : prior pars orationis tuae faciebat ut mori cuperem: di prohibeant, iudices, ut hoc praesidium sectorum existimetur: Dumnorix a Sequanis impetrat ut per finīs suos Helvetios ire patiantur, Cs.: quid adsequitur, nisi hoc ut arent qui . . . in agris remanserunt, what does he gain : vicerunt tribuni ut legem preferrent, L.: ille adduci non potest ut, etc.: impellit alios avaritia ut, etc., Cs.: eos deduxi testīs ut de istius facto dubium esse nemini possit: mons altissimus impendebat, ut perpauci prohibere possent, Cs.: non ita fracti animi civitatis erant, ut non sentirent, etc., as not to feel , L.—In thought, that, so that, to (esp. after verbs of wishing, commanding, or endeavoring): volo uti mihi respondeas, num quis, etc., I wish you to answer : tibi instat Hortensius ut eas in consilium: Ut illum di deaeque perdant, T.: censeo ut iter reliquum conficere pergas, I propose : obsides inter se dent, Sequani ne . . . Helvetii ut sine maleficio transeant, Cs.: constitueram ut manerem: paciscitur cum principibus ut copias inde abducant, L.: edicere ut senatus redriet: ille tibi potestatem facturus sit ut eligas utrum velis: qui sibi hoc sumpsit ut conrigat mores aliorum, who has undertaken to correct : navem idoneam ut habeas diligenter videbis, care : omnis spes eo versa ut totis viribus terrā adgrederentur, L.: satis esse magna incommoda accepta ut reliquos casūs timerent, disasters great enough to make them fear , etc., Cs.: quod praeceptum, quia maius erat quam ut ab homine videretur, etc., too great to be from man : clarior res erat quam ut tegi posset, too clear to be covered up , L. —Of definition (conceived as the result of its antecedent, expressed or implied), that : reliquum est ut de Catuli sententiā dicendum videatur: proximum est ut doceam, etc.: consentaneum est huic naturae, ut sapiens velit gerere et administrare rem p.: non est verisimile ut Chrysogonus horum litteras adamarit: vetus est lex amicitiae ut idem amici semper velint: primum est officium ut (homo) se couservet: est mos hominum ut nolint, etc.: potest fieri ut res verbosior haec fuerit, illa verior, it may be that : pater ut in iudicio capitis obesse filio debeat?: ex quo efficitur ut quidquid honestum sit, idem sit utile, it is proved that , etc.: non est igitur ut mirandum sit ea praesentiri, there is no reason to wonder : iam in eo rem fore ut Romani aut hostes aut domini habendi sint, the situation would be such, that , etc., L.: iam prope erat ut, etc., it was almost come to such a pass, that , etc., L.: cum esset haec ei proposita condicio ut aut iuste accusaret aut acerbe moreretur, etc.: Suevi in eam se consuetudinem adduxerunt, ut locis frigidissimis lavarentur in fluminibus, Cs.: hoc iure sunt socii ut eis ne deplorare quidem de suis incommodis liceat: ne voce quidem incommodā, nedum ut ulla vis fieret, paulatim permulcendo mansuefecerant plebem (i. e. nedum ullā vi), L.—In final clauses (of purpose), that, in order that, for the purpose of, so that, so as to : haec acta res est ut ei nobiles restituerentur in civitatem: Caesar singulis legionibus singulos legatos praefecit, uti eos testes suae quisque virtutis haberet, Cs.; cf. Id ut ne fiat, haec res sola est remedio, T.: consensus senatūs fuit ut proficisceremur: vicit sententia ut mitterentur coloni, L.: ha<*> mente laborem Sese ferre senes ut in otia tuta recedant Aiunt, H.: potius ad delendam memoriam dedecoris, quam ut timorem faciat, L.— After a subst: morandi causa erat ut hostem ad certamen eliceret, L.: causa autem fuit huc veniendi, ut quosdam hinc libros promerem.—Ellipt.: ut in pauca conferam, testamento facto mulier moritur (sc. hoc dico), to be brief , etc.: et, vere ut dicam, de te futurum est, to tell the truth : Murena, si nemini, ut levissime dicam, odio fuit, to say the least .

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