intellĕgo Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. To perceive, understand, comprehend ...B. In partic., to have an accurate knowledge of ...C. To distinguishD. To see, perceive, observe by the understandingE. Of persons, to understand, comprehend ...F. To understand a languageG. To understand by any thing, to take ...1. With in or sub aliqua re, or per aliquid2. With two acc.3. With acc. and abl.II. Transf., to perceive, discern by the senses; ...A. In gen.B. In partic.1. Intellegens alicujus, that understands a person ...2. Well skilled in matters of taste, a connoisseur ... ⓘintellĭgent: fut ind act 3rd pl • intellĕgo (less correctly intellĭgo), exi, ectum (intellexti for intellexisti, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 30; Cic. Att. 13, 32, 3: intellexes for intellexisses, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 81; subj. perf.: intellegerint, Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 41, 23 Dietsch), 3, v. a. [inter-lego], to see into, perceive, understand. I. Lit. A. To perceive, understand, comprehend: qualem autem deum intellegere nos possumus nulla virtute praeditum, Cic. N. D. 3, 15, 38 Schoemann ad loc.: haec dumtaxat in Graecis intellego, quae ipsi, qui scripserunt, voluerunt a vulgo intellegi, Cic. de Or. 2, 14: puderet me dicere non intellegere, si vos ipsi intellegeretis, qui ista defenditis, id. N. D. 1, 39: corpus quid sit intellego, id. ib. 1, 26: quare autem in his vis deorum insit, tum intellegam cum cognovero, id. ib. 3, 24: quam sis audax hinc omnes intellegere potuerunt, quod, id. Rosc. Am. 31: magna ex parvis, id. Off. 1, 41: intellexi ex tuis litteris, te audisse, id. Att. 6, 9: de gestu intellego, quid respondeas, id. Vatin. 15: intellegere et sapere plus quam ceteros, id. Off. 2, 14: cernere aliquid animo atque intellegere, id. Top. 5: facile intellectu est, Nep. Dion. 9: intellegi necesse est: esse deos, Cic. N. D. 1, 17; id. Tusc. 3, 5: quocirca intellegi necesse est, in ipsis rebus invitamenta inesse, id. Fin. 5, 11.—In answers, intellego corresponds to our I understand, go on, very well, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 63; Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 93.— Abl. absol.: intellecto; with rel. clause: quidam bonorum caesi, postquam, intellecto in quos saeviretur, pessimi quoque arma rapuerant, Tac. A. 1, 49; intellecto quantum bellum suscitaret, Just. 38, 3, 6.— B. In partic., to have an accurate knowledge of or skill in a thing, to be a connoisseur: faciunt intellegendo ut nihil intellegant, Ter. And. prol. 17: tametsi non multum in istis rebus intellego, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: hoc nugatorium sciebam esse, ista intellegere, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, § 33: quoniam non intellexerunt in operibus domini, Lact. 4, 13, 18: illi qui linguam ejus intellegebant, Petr. S. 73, 3; Sen. Apoc. 5, 2.— C. To distinguish: oraculorum praestigias profani a veritate intellegere non possunt, Lact. 2, 16.— D. To see, perceive, observe by the understanding: vehementer nunc mihi est irata: sentio atque intellego, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 64: ubi neque cohortationes suas neque preces audiri intellegit, Caes. B. C. 2, 42: illi, ante inito, ut intellectum est, consilio, id. B. G. 2, 33: intellego, quid loquar, Cic. Lig. 5.— E. Of persons, to understand, comprehend, judge rightly (post-Aug.): quod Catonem aetas sua parum intellexisset, Sen. de Const. Sap. 1: quando Socrates ab hominibus sui temporis parum intellegebatur, Quint. 11, 1, 10; Vell. 2, 114, 5; Tac. A. 3, 3: quem legatum tribunus ita et intellexit et cepit, ut, etc., Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 5. — F. To understand a language: isti qui linguam avium intellegunt, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131 (Trag. v. 83 Rib.): in iis linguis quas non intellegimus, Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116: quantum ego Graece scripta intellegere possum, id. de Or. 2, 13, 55: linguam ejus, Sen. de M. Claud. 5, 2; Petr. 73.— G. To understand by any thing, to take a thing to mean. 1. With in or sub aliqua re, or per aliquid: illa est εὐταξία, in qua intellegitur ordinis conservatio, Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142: sub hoc themate intellegere non hoc, sed, etc., Sen. Contr. 9, 28, 10: intellego sub hoc verbo multa, id. ib. 1, 2, 15: per nemo homo, Donat. ad Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 1: solem sub appellatione Jovis, Macr. S. 1, 23, 5: per sagittas vim radiorum, id. ib. 1, 17, 12. — 2. With two acc.: non habeo quod intellegam bonum illud, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41. — 3. With acc. and abl.: consuetudo omnibus his nominibus Argesten intellegi, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121.— II. Transf., to perceive, discern by the senses; to see, feel, notice. Alcumenam ante aedis stare saturam intellego, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 35: Si. Statum vide hominis, Callipho.... Ca. Bene confidenterque astitisse intellego, id. Ps. 1, 5, 41: illa quidem primo nullos intellegit ignes, Ov. M. 9, 456: frigus, Col. Arbor. 13: vestigia hominum intellegi a feris, Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 58; 28, 4, 14, § 55.— Hence, in-tellĕgens, entis, P. a., that has understanding or that understands a thing; intelligent, acquainted with. A. In gen.: semperne vulgi judicium cum intellegentium judicio congruit? Cic. Brut. 49: intellegens dicendi existimator, id. ib. 54: judicium, id. Opt. Gen. Or. 4: vir, id. Fin. 3, 5.—With gen.: cujusvis generis ejus intellegens, id. ib. 2, 20.—Comp.: aliquid intellegentiore mente discutere, Aug. Retract. 1, 19.— B. In partic. 1. Intellegens alicujus, that understands a person, rightly estimates his character: intellegens principis nostri, cujus videbam hanc esse laudem, Plin. Ep. 6, 27, 2 Döring ad loc.— 2. Well skilled in matters of taste, a connoisseur: signa pulcherrima quae non modo istum hominem, ingeniosum atque intellegentem, verum etiam quemvis nostrum, quos iste idiotas appellat, delectare possent, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4: ut putetur in istis rebus intellegens esse, id. ib. 2. 4, 15, § 33.—Adv.: intellĕgenter, intelligently: ut amice, ut intelligenter, ut attente audiamur, Cic. Part. 8, 28: lectitare, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 3.
intellĕgō Copy link Outline 1 discerner, démêler, s'apercevoir, remarquer, se rendre compte, reconnaître : quand il se ...2 comprendre, entendre, saisir : en parlant d'un dieu qu'est-ce que signifie « ...3 comprendre, apprécier, sentir : il avait la compréhension de leur beauté ; ...4 comprendre qqn [son caractère] : . pf. sync. intellexti subj. pqpf. intellexes ... ⓘintellĭgent: fut ind act 3rd pl • intellĕgō, lēxī, lēctum, ĕre (inter et lego), tr., 1. discerner, démêler, s'apercevoir, remarquer, se rendre compte, reconnaître : ubi eum castris se tenere intellexit Cæs. G. 1, 49, 1, quand il se fut rendu compte qu'il se maintenait dans son camp, cf. G. 1, 33, 2 ; 1, 50, 2 ; 3, 10 ; 4, 20, 1, etc. ; Cic. Br. 118 ; Fin. 1, 13 ; Fam. 2, 4, 1 || [part. n. à l'abl. absolu] intellecto in quos sæviretur Tac. Ann. 1, 49, quand on eut compris contre qui s'exerçaient les rigueurs, cf. Just. 38, 3, 6 || intellexi ex tuis litteris, te... audisse Cic. Att. 6, 9, 3, je me suis rendu compte par ta lettre que tu avais appris... ; ex quo intellegitur, ut Cic. Div. 1, 126, par quoi l'on voit bien que ; ex quo intellegi potest nihil te... reliqui fecisse Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 178, par quoi l'on peut se rendre compte que tu n'as rien laissé... 2. comprendre, entendre, saisir : in deo quid sit « quasi corpus » intellegere non possum Cic. Nat. 1, 71, en parlant d'un dieu qu'est-ce que signifie « comme un corps » ? je ne puis le comprendre ; linguas, scripta Cic. Tusc. 5, 116 ; de Or. 2, 55, comprendre des langues, des écrits ; hoc ex se intellegitur Cic. Inv. 1, 70, cela se comprend de soi-même ; ita loquitur, ut non intellegatur Cic. Fin. 2, 51, il parle de telle façon qu'il n'est pas compris || concevoir, se faire une idée de : qualis differentia sit... facilius intellegi quam explanari potest Cic. Off. 1, 94, la différence... est plus facile à comprendre qu'à expliquer, cf. Cic. Off. 1, 126 ; Nat. 2, 54 || [avec ab, d'après] : Her. 4, 45 || ex quo esse beati (dei) intellegantur Cic. Nat. 1, 106, ce qui permet de comprendre que les dieux sont bienheureux ; quid ergo aliud intellegetur, nisi uti ne quæ pars naturæ neglegatur ? Cic. Fin. 4, 41, que comprendra-t-on alors sinon l'obligation de ne laisser de côté aucune partie de la nature ? || entendre, donner tel ou tel sens à un mot : quid intellegit honestum ? Cic. Fin. 2, 50, qu'entend-il par honnête ? eos sanos intellegi necesse est, quorum... Cic. Tusc. 3, 11, il faut nécessairement entendre par sains ceux dont..., cf. Tusc. 4, 17 ; Nat. 1, 73 ; Off. 1, 153 ; illa est εὐταξία, in qua intellegitur ordinis conservatio Cic. Off. 1, 142, il s'agit là de l'εὐταξία, par laquelle on entend le maintien des choses à leur place ; sub verbo multa intellegere Sen. Rhet. Contr. 1, 2, 15, entendre bien des choses sous une expression, cf. 9, 28, 10 ; Macr. Sat. 1, 23, 5 ; per sagittas vim radiorum Macr. Sat. 1, 17, 12, entendre par flèches la force des rayons 3. comprendre, apprécier, sentir : ea quam pulchra essent, intellegebat Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 98, il avait la compréhension de leur beauté ; postrema apparent et intelleguntur Cic. de Or. 3, 192, les fins de phrase se remarquent et s'apprécient || se connaître à, être connaisseur : multum in aliqua re Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 94, être connaisseur en qqch. ; doctor intellegens Cic. Br. 204, un maître qui s'y entend ; intellegens, intellegentes Cic. Br. 199 ; 183, un connaisseur, des connaisseurs || meum intellegere nulla pecunia vendo Petr. 52, 3, à aucun prix je ne veux vendre mon talent de connaisseur 4. comprendre qqn [son caractère] : Sen. Const. 1, 3 ; Quint. 11, 1, 10 ; Tac. Ann. 3, 3. ➳ pf. sync. intellexti Pl. Rud. 1103 ; Ter. Andr. 291 ; subj. pqpf. intellexes Pl. Cist. 625 || pf. arch. intellegit Lucr. 6, 17 ; Sall. J. 6, 2.
intelligent Copy link Outline I. Possessing understanding1. intellĭgens, ntis2. usu. better expr. by circuml., e. g. rationis compos, Cic. N. D. 2, 31, init.; mente praeditus; ratione ac cogitatione praeditusII. Of quick understanding • intelligent: I. Possessing understanding: 1. intellĭgens, ntis: we allow the gods to be i. beings, concedimus deos esse int., Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77. 2. usu. better expr. by circuml., e. g. rationis compos, Cic. N. D. 2, 31, init.; mente praeditus; ratione ac cogitatione praeditus: v. rational. II. Of quick understanding: Phr.: they are an i. race, *genus hominum est ingenio satis acuto; ingenio haudquaquam tardo s. obtuso: v. intelligence (II.). (N.B.--Intelligens is possessing understanding: v. supr. (I., 1): cf. Cic. Br. 54, init., intelligens sc. judicium, i. e. a judgment or criticism based on understanding of the subject.)
INTELLIGENT Copy link • INTELLIGENTmente praeditus (endowed with reason): intelligens: sapiens: prudens [SYN. in WISE]. To be very intelligent, acuti ingenii esse; acri ingenio esse; acriter intelligere.