adesse

to be present

Usages of adesse

• Quicumque adest, ceteris auxilium ferre debet, ne grave onus uni puellae relinquatur.: Whoever is present ought to bring help to the others, so that a heavy load may not be left to one girl alone.
• Magistra adest, itaque discipuli tacent.: The teacher is present, and so the students are silent.
• Adsint discipuli ante lectionem, ne quis vocabulum novum neglegat.: Let the students be present before the lesson, so that no one may neglect a new word.
• Adsit semper usus cum arte, et fiet ut etiam discipula timidior cito melius scribat.: Let practice always be present with skill, and then even the more timid student will soon write better.
• Discipula rogat utrum cives melius cognoscant quid res publica postulet, cum ipsi in foro adsint.: The female student asks whether citizens understand better what the state requires, since they themselves are present in the forum.
• Ipsi in foro adsunt et oratorem audiunt.: They themselves are present in the forum and listen to the orator.
• Puella ad fanum venit et numen deae ibi adesse putat.: The girl comes to the shrine and thinks that the divine power of the goddess is present there.
• Si balneatrix non adest, nemo strigilem aut unguentum e mensa sumat.: If the bath-attendant is not present, no one should take a scraper or ointment from the table.
• Magistra in schola dicit accidere ut homines infelices celerius mutentur, si amici benigni adsint.: The teacher says in school that it happens that unhappy people change more quickly if kind friends are present.
• In bibliotheca undecim discipuli et undecim discipulae hodie adsunt.: In the library eleven male students and eleven female students are present today.
• Plerique, qui in contione adsunt, oratorem libenter audiunt.: Most people who are present at the assembly gladly listen to the orator.
• Cum mater adest, infans quietius dormit.: When mother is present, the baby sleeps more quietly.
• Quamvis silva densa esset, puellae non timebant, quia magistra aderat et viam bene sciebat.: Although the forest was thick, the girls were not afraid, because the teacher was present and knew the way well.
• Tot discipulae adsunt ut magistra laeta sit.: So many female students are present that the teacher is happy.
• Si facultas adest, discipuli ad forum veniunt ut oratorem audiant.: If there is an opportunity, the students come to the forum to hear the orator.
• Si occasio bona adest, ea non neglegenda est.: If a good opportunity is present, it must not be neglected.
• Magistra, quae forte adest, dicit bonum concentum non ex voce una, sed ex multis vocibus oriri.: The teacher, who happens to be present, says that a good performance arises not from one voice, but from many voices.
• Infans, si mater abest, lacrimat; cum mater adest, demum tacet.: If mother is away, the baby cries; when mother is present, only then is he silent.

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