insto

== Latin == === Etymology === From in- (“after”) +‎ stō (“to stand”). The meaning developed from “stand behind” to “pursue, be imminent” to “press, urge”. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈĩː.stoː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈin.sto] === Verb === īnstō (present infinitive īnstāre, perfect active īnstitī, supine īnstātum); first conjugation (ambitransitive) to stand upon, set foot on to be nearby, close to, be imminent Synonyms: subsum, astō, immineō, stō, contingō, praesum Antonyms: dissideō, distō, abstō (ambitransitive, with accusative or dative) to assail, press upon, harass Synonyms: invādō, oppugnō, incurrō, impetō, incessō, aggredior, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, inruō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, incidō, irrumpō, adorior, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, arripiō, assiliō, invehō, lacessō Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō (intransitive, with dative) to urge, pursue, insist, to be intent upon Synonyms: exsequor, persequor, sequor, cōnsequor, premō, agō, apīscor (transitive) to urge (forward), ply (intransitive) to be pressing, draw nigh, approach, threaten Synonym: immineō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: instant === References === insto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication === Further reading === “insto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “insto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “insto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. insto in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “instant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Portuguese == === Verb === insto first-person singular present indicative of instar == Spanish == === Verb === insto first-person singular present indicative of instar