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Complete Definition of "posse"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
From Medieval L. posse comitatus

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/ˈpɒsɪ/

Noun
en-noun

  1. US A group of people summoned to help law enforcement
  2. US A search party
  3. US A criminal gang
  4. context|by extension A group of associates

Translations
trans-top|A group of people summoned to help law enforcement
Finnish: järjestyspartio
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trans-top|A search party
Finnish: etsintäpartio
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trans-top|A criminal gang
Finnish: jengi
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trans-top|A group of associates
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Latin

Verb
latinverb|possum|posse|potuī

  1. be able, can

#* Tunc, modo edere non potuit.
#*: At that time, he just could not eat.
#* Possum Latine loqui.
#*: I can speak Latin.
#* Potes-ne|ne mihi succurrere, quaesere|quaeso?
#*: Can you help me please?

Inflection
Irregular conjugation.
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Plural
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2.
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Indicative
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Active
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Present
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|possum
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potes
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potest
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|possumus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potestis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|possunt
|-
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Future
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterÅ
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poteris
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterit
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterimus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poteritis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterunt
|-
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Imperfect
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poteram
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterÄs
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterat
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterÄmus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterÄtis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|poterant
|-
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Perfect
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuī
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuistī
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuit
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuimus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuistis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuērunt
|-
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Future Perfect
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerÅ
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potueris
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerit
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerimus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potueritis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerint
|-
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Pluperfect
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potueram
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerÄs
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerat
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerÄmus
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerÄtis
|style="background:#FBFCE4;"|potuerant
|-
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Subjunctive
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Active
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Present
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possim
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possīs
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possit
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possimus
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possītis
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possint
|-
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Imperfect
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possem
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possēs
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|posset
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possēmus
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possētis
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|possent
|-
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Perfect
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerim
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerīs
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerit
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerīmus
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerītis
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuerint
|-
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Pluperfect
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuissem
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuissēs
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuisset
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuissēmus
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuissētis
|style="background:#E7FEE9;"|potuissent
|-
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Imperative
|style"background:#FCF2E9;" align"center"|——
|style="background:#FCF2E9;"|potes
|style"background:#FCF2E9;" align"center"|——
|style"background:#FCF2E9;" align"center"|——
|style="background:#FCF2E9;"|potestÅ
|style"background:#FCF2E9;" align"center"|——
|}

Participles
Present: potēns

Infinitives
Present: posse

Perfect:'' potuisse

Related terms
impossibilis
possibilis
possibilitas
potens
potestas
potentia

Category:Latin verbs

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