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• ăb-ĕo, ĭvi or ii, ĭtum, īre, v. n. (abin= abisne, Plaut. and Ter.; abiit, dissyl., v. Herm. Doctr. Metr. p. 153), to go from a place, to go away, depart.

I. Lit..

A. In gen., constr. with ab, ex, the simple abl., the acc. with in, the local adv. hinc, and absol.: abeo ab illo, Plaut. Cure. 2, 3, 70: abi in malam rem maxumam a me, id. Ep. 1, 1, 72 (v. infra); so id. Bacch. 4, 9, 107: abin e conspectu meo? id. Am. 1, 3, 20 (but also abin ab oculis? id. Trin. 4, 2, 140: id. Truc. 2, 5, 24): ablturos agro Argivos, id. Am. 1, 1, 53: abire in aliquas terras, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 20: insanus, qui hinc abiit modo, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 61: abi prae, jam ego sequar, go on, I will soon follow, id. Am. 1, 3, 45. —With supine: abiit exsulatum, into exile, Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 6; Liv. 2, 15 fin.; cf.: abi deambulatum, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 26. —Absol.: (Catilina) abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 1: praetor de sellā surrexit atque abiit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 65 fin.: quae dederat abeuntibus, Verg. A. 1, 196 al.: sub jugum abire, Liv. 3, 2, 8 fin. — With inf.: abi quaerere, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 26. —Of things: cornus sub altum pectus abit, penetrates deeply, Verg. A. 9, 700.
B. In partic.

1. To pass away, so that no trace remains; to disappear, vanish, cease.

a. Of man, to die: qui nune abierunt hinc in communem locum (i.e. in Orcum), Plaut. Cas. prol. 19; cf.: ea mortem obiit, e medio abiit, Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 30; so also Cic.: abiit e vitā, Tusc. 1, 30, 74 al. —
b. Of time, to pass away, elapse: dum haec abiit hora, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 50: menses, id. Ad. 4, 5, 57: annus, Cic. Sest. 33, 72: abit dies, Cat. 61, 195: tota abit hora, Hor. S. 1, 5, 14. —
c. Of other things: per inane profundum, Lucr. 1, 1108: nausea jam plane abiit? Cic. Att. 14, 10, 2; so id. Fam. 9, 20; Ov. M. 7, 290 al.

2. To be changed from one's own ways or nature into something else, to be transformed, metamorphosed; always constr. with in (chiefly poet., esp. in Ov. M., as a constant expression for metamorphosis): terra abit in nimbos imbremque, Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 24 Mūll.: in corpus corpore toto, to pass with their whole body into another, Lucr. 4, 1111: aut abit in somnum, is, as it were, wholly dissolved in sleep, is all sleep, id. 3, 1066: E in V abiit. Varr. L. L. 5, § 91 Mūll.: in villos abeunt vestes, in crura lacerti, Ov. M. 1, 236; id. ib. 2, 674: jam barba comaeque in silvas abeunt, id. ib. 4, 657; 4, 396; so id. ib. 3, 398; 8,555; 14, 499; 14, 551 al.: in vanum abibunt monentium verba, will dissolce into nothing, Sen. Ep. 94 med.; hence, in avi mores regem abiturum, would adopt the ways of, Liv. 1, 32.

II. Trop.

A. In gen., to depart from, to leave off, to turn aside: ut ab jure non abeat, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 44, § 114; so, ab emptione, Dig. 2, 14, 7, § 6; 18, 2, 14, § 2 sq.: a venditione, ib. 18, 5, 1: sed abeo a sensibus, leave, i. e. speak no more of, Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 9; so often with longe: non longe abieris, you need not go far to seek for examples, id. Fam. 7, 19; cf.: ne longius abeam, id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47; id. Caec. 33, 95 al.: quid ad istas ineptias abis? why do you have recourse to —? id. Rosc. Am. 16, 47: abit causa in laudes Cn. Pompeii, Quint. 9, 2, 55: illuc, unde abii, redeo, I set out, Hor. S. 1, 1, 108: pretium retro abiit, has fallen, Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 7.
B. In partic.

1. With abl., to retire from an office or occupation: abiens magistratu, Cic. Pis. 3, 6; id. Fam. 5, 2, 7: Liv. 2, 27 fin.; 3, 38 fin. al.; so, abire consulatu, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 5; cf. flaminio, Liv. 26, 23 fin.: sacerdotio, Gell. 6, 7, 4: honore, Suet. Aug. 26: tutelā, Dig. 26, 4, 3, § 8; cf.: tutelā vel curā, ib. 26, 10, 3, § 18 al.
2. Of the consequence or result of an action, to turn out, end, terminate: mirabar hoc si sic abiret, Ter. And. 1, 2, 4: cf.: non posse ista sic abire, Cic. Att. 14, 1; so id. Fin. 5, 3, 7; Cat. 14, 16 al.
3. In auctions, t. t., not to be knocked down to one: si res abiret ab eo mancipe, should not fall to him, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54; cf.: ne res abiret ab eo, that he may purchase it, id. 2, 3, 64; so Dig. 18, 2, 1; 50, 17, 205.
4. The imper. abi is often a simple exclamation or address, either with a friendly or reproachful signif.

a. Abi, Indis me, credo, Begone, you are fooling me! Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 32; so Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 25; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 205. —
b. Begone! be off! abi modo, Plaut. Poen. 1, 3, 20: abi, nescis inescare homines, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 12; bence in the malediction, abi in malam rem! go be hanged! Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 17: abin hine in malam crucem? id. Most. 3, 2, 163 (ef. Cic.: quin tu abis in malam pestem malumque cruciatum? Phil. 13, 21); v. crux and cruciatus.

• ăbĕō, ĭī, ĭtum, īre, intr.

I. [pr.] s'en aller, s'éloigner, partir : Cic. Cat. 2, 1 ; Fl. 87 ; Fin. 4, 7 ;

a) [avec ex] ex eorum agris Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 79, s'en aller de leurs terres ; ex conspectu Cæs. G. 6, 43, 5, s'éloigner de la vue, cf. C. 2, 22, 4 ; Liv. 22, 12, 7 ; 25, 16, 2 ; 42, 41, 8 ; etc. || [avec de] Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55 ; Pl. Men. 599 || [avec ab] ab his locis Pl. Men. 553 ; ab urbe Liv. 36, 3, 3, s'éloigner de ces lieux, de la ville ; ab aliquo Pl. Capt. 487, s'éloigner de qqn, quitter qqn, cf. Mil. 1084 ; Ter. Eun. 791 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54 ; Fl. 50 ; Liv. 28, 24, 8 ; ab oculis Pl. Trin. 989, s'éloigner des regards, cf. Cas. 302 ; Truc. 477 ; Sen. Ep. 36, 10 || [avec abl.] navi Pl. Merc. 110, quitter un vaisseau, cf. Amph. 208 ; Liv., Tac. ;
b) [avec supin] cubitum Pl. Most. 486, s'en aller se coucher, cf. Rud. 707 ; 898 ; etc.;
c) [avec inf.] abi quærere Pl. Cist. 502, va-t'en chercher, cf. Bacch. 900 ; Trin. 335, etc. ;
d) [avec acc. de qual.] abi tuam viam Pl. Rud. 1027, va-t'en ton chemin ;
e) [avec attribut au sujet] : ab judicio abit turpissime victus Cic. Com. 41, il s'en va du procès avec la plus honteuse des défaites ; integri abeunt Sall. J. 60, 7, ils s'en vont sans dommage, cf. 58, 5 ; Liv. 3, 11, 4 ; 9, 12, 7 ;
f) [poét.] pénétrer dans, s'enfoncer dans : in corpus Lucr. 4, 1111, s'enfoncer dans le corps, cf. Virg. En. 9, 695 ; Stat. Th. 8, 495 ; 11, 631.

II. [fig.]

1. s'en aller, disparaître : abiit ille annus Cic. Sest. 71, cette année-là s'écoula, cf. Cæl. 74 ; Mur. 7 ; etc. ; illa mea... abierunt Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 1, mes propos d'autrefois... s'en sont allés ; sensus abiit Cic. Tusc. 1, 109, le sentiment a disparu, cf. Fam. 14, 1, 3 ; Att. 41, 10, 2 ; Liv. 2, 4, 2
2. [avec abl.] magistratu, consulatu, etc., quitter une magistrature, le consulat, etc.: Cic. Rep. 1, 7 ; Pis. 6 ; Liv. 2, 52, 6 ; 7, 22, 3, etc.
3. s'éloigner d'une chose, s'écarter de, [avec ab] : ab jure Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 114, s'écarter du droit ; abeamus a fabulis Cic. Div. 2, 22, laissons là les récits fabuleux, cf. Ac. 2, 90 || illuc unde abii redeo Hor. S. 1, 1, 108, je reviens à ce point d'où je suis parti || ne longius abeam Cic. Fin. 2, 96, pour ne pas faire une trop longue digression, cf. Rep. 3, 38 ; Cæc. 95, etc. ; quid ad istas ineptias abis ? Amer. 47, pourquoi t'écartes-tu de ton sujet pour dire de pareilles sornettes ?
4. s'éloigner d'un état pour passer à un autre ; changer de nature, se transformer en qqch. [avec in acc.] : e in u abiit Varro L. 5, 91, e s'est changé en u ; in villos abeunt vestes Ov. M. 1, 236, ses vêtements se changent en poils, cf. 2, 673 ; 4, 396 ; 4, 658 ; 13, 674, etc.
5. [en parlant d'une affaire] abire ab aliquo, échapper à qqn : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 141 ; 3, 148 || [en parl. d'argent] sortir des coffres de qqn : Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 55
6. aboutir à :
1. a) [avec in acc.] in vanum Sen. Ep. 94, 17, aboutir au néant, être sans effet ;
2. b) [avec un adv.] avoir telle, telle issue : mirabar, hoc si sic abiret Ter. Andr. 175, je m'étonnais que la chose eût ce dénouement, cf. Cic. Fin. 5, 7 ; Att. 14, 1, 1
7. [expr. familière] : abi in malam rem ! va-t'en à la malheure ! abi in malam crucem ! va te faire pendre ! va-t'en au diable : Pl., Ter. ; cf. Cic. Phil. 13, 48. ➳ impér. abei CIL 1, 1211, 8 || abin = abisne Pl., Ter. || le pf abivi ne se trouve nulle part ; les formes sync. abi, abit se trouvent en poésie ; l'inf. abisse est presque de règle.

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