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(adjective) : obvĭus, a, um, ob-via
* In the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).
* In gen.: si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat,had no expectation of meeting him,Cic. Mil. 18, 47: dare se obvium alicui,to meet a person,Liv. 1, 16: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent,had met each other,Sall. J. 79, 4: libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus,by one who met him,Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29: cuicumque est obvia,whomsoever she meets,Juv. 6, 412: cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā,met,Verg. A. 1, 314: obvia cui Camilla Occurrit,id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.: Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram,Juv. 10, 83: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: agmen obviorum,Suet. Calig. 13: obvii e diverso,Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things: neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus,Lucr. 3, 384: simulacra nobis,id. 4, 37: obvias mihi litteras mittas,send to meet,Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3: ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves,offered, presented,Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9: quaeque,Val. Fl. 3, 583: obvia flamina,Ov. M. 1, 528: obvius undis,up the stream,id. ib. 11, 138: obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos,over against, opposite,Verg. G. 4, 24: aquilones,contrary, adverse,Tac. A. 2, 54: prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens,every thing in its way,Cat. 64, 109.
* In partic.
* In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter: si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris,Cic. Caecin. 27, 76: Jugurthae obvius procedit,Sall. J. 21, 1: obvii hostibus,id. ib. 50, 4: infestā subit obvius hastā,Verg. A. 10, 877.
* In a good sense.
* Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.): est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate,Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.
* Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil (poet.): rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto,Verg. A. 10, 694: melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis,id. ib. 3, 498: calvitium quoquoversus obvium,i. e. exposed to the air,App. M. 11, p. 273 fin.
* Of words, in constant use, common: est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum,Macr. S. 6, 8, 15: municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia,Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.: obvium est dicere dimidiā,id. 3, 14, 12.
* Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory: licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo,Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.
* In the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).
* In gen.: si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat,had no expectation of meeting him,Cic. Mil. 18, 47: dare se obvium alicui,to meet a person,Liv. 1, 16: quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent,had met each other,Sall. J. 79, 4: libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus,by one who met him,Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29: cuicumque est obvia,whomsoever she meets,Juv. 6, 412: cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā,met,Verg. A. 1, 314: obvia cui Camilla Occurrit,id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.: Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram,Juv. 10, 83: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: agmen obviorum,Suet. Calig. 13: obvii e diverso,Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things: neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus,Lucr. 3, 384: simulacra nobis,id. 4, 37: obvias mihi litteras mittas,send to meet,Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3: ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves,offered, presented,Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9: quaeque,Val. Fl. 3, 583: obvia flamina,Ov. M. 1, 528: obvius undis,up the stream,id. ib. 11, 138: obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos,over against, opposite,Verg. G. 4, 24: aquilones,contrary, adverse,Tac. A. 2, 54: prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens,every thing in its way,Cat. 64, 109.
* In partic.
* In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter: si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris,Cic. Caecin. 27, 76: Jugurthae obvius procedit,Sall. J. 21, 1: obvii hostibus,id. ib. 50, 4: infestā subit obvius hastā,Verg. A. 10, 877.
* In a good sense.
* Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.): est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate,Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.
* Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil (poet.): rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto,Verg. A. 10, 694: melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis,id. ib. 3, 498: calvitium quoquoversus obvium,i. e. exposed to the air,App. M. 11, p. 273 fin.
* Of words, in constant use, common: est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum,Macr. S. 6, 8, 15: municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia,Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.: obvium est dicere dimidiā,id. 3, 14, 12.
* Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory: licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo,Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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