silently Copy link Outline 1. tăcĭtē2. expr. by tăcĭtus (in agr. with subject3. sĭlentio, cum sĭlentio (in s., with silent attention) • silently: 1. tăcĭtē: to ask s., (speechlessly, without speaking), t. rogare, Cic. Man. 5, 13: the s. gliding year, t. labens annus, Ov. F. 1, 65: Liv. 2. expr. by tăcĭtus (in agr. with subject: L. G. § 343): they s. saw what was coming to pass, taciti ventura videbant, Virg. Aen. 2, 125: if I must die s., si mori tacitum oportet, Liv. 40, 9. 3. sĭlentio, cum sĭlentio (in s., with silent attention): v. silence.