forthwith Copy link Outline 1. prōtĭnus2. extemplo3. īlĭcet (poet.4. confestim, stătim, contĭnuo • forthwith: 1. prōtĭnus: after this defeat the auxiliary troops forsook him f., ex hac fuga pr. auxilia discesserunt, Caes. B. G. 5, 17: speech that wins the good-will of the hearer f., oratio pr. perficiens auditorem benevolum, Cic. Inv. 1, 15, 20. 2. extemplo: he blushes; he knows not what to answer; he has nothing which he can invent f., erubescit; quid respondeat nescit; quid fingat ex. non habet, Cic. R. Com. 3, 8; war must be carried on f., bellum ex. gerendum, Liv. 41, 1. 3. īlĭcet (poet.: anciently = you may go, all is over): f. we are overwhelmed by numbers, i. obruimur numero, Virg. Aen. 2, 424: f. the devouring flame is rolled to the house-tops by the wind, i. ignis edax summa ad fastigia vento volvitur, Virg. Aen. 2, 758. 4. confestim, stătim, contĭnuo: v. immediately.