Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun I am present; present; here: used in some colleges and schools by students as an answer to a roll-call.
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Examples
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When they were finished, the names were called, and Eric, instead of quietly answering his "adsum," as he should have done, stood up, with a foolish look, and said, "Yes, sir."
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No, no, no - should of course read - 'Caesar adsum jam forte ..'
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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“Caesar adsum iam forte—Caesar had some jam for tea.”
Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000
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“Caesar adsum iam forte—Caesar had some jam for tea.”
Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000
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Ille autem respondit, Ecce adsum: qui es, fili mi?
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2 1509-1564 1996
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'Me, me: adsum, qui feci; in me convertite ferrum,
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Various
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Partic_. absēns (absentis), _absent_. adsum adesse adfuī _am present_ dēsum deesse dēfuī _am lacking_ insum inesse īnfuī _am in_ intersum interesse interfuī _am among_ praesum praeesse praefuī _am in charge of_
New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett
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Bono animo es, adsum auxilio, Amphitruo, tibi et tuis: nihil est quod timeas. hariolos, haruspices mitte omnes; quae futura et quae facta eloquar, multo adeo melius quam illi, quom sum Iuppiter. primum omnium Alcumenae usuram corporis cepi, et concubitu gravidam feci filio.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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The adsum of Burns rings out clear and unchallenged.
Robert Burns 1906
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The cords that pinch thee are of thy own twisting; meme adsum qui feci [it is myself here who made them].
The Lord's Prayer 1692
jmjarmstrong commented on the word adsum
JM states with certainty, 'Adsum', at least 75% of the time.
June 13, 2010