misit

Misit is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she/it sent.” It is the third-person singular in the perfect (past) active indicative of mittere, a verb meaning to send or to dispatch. In classical Latin, misit indicates a completed action of sending, and its exact English rendering can be “he sent” or “he has sent,” depending on context.

Grammatical details: misit uses the stem mit- with the standard perfect active suffix -it. In classical spelling, the long i is indicated as mīsit, but in ordinary text it appears as misit. It is part of a wider verb conjugation family with related forms such as mittit (he sends), mittēbat (he was sending), and missus (having been sent).

Usage and examples: Misit appears in a wide range of Latin texts, from histories to letters. A typical usage is to describe a completed sending event, often with a direct object (the thing sent) and sometimes with an indirect object (the recipient). Example: Caesar nuntios misit. Translation: “Caesar sent messengers.” The form is common enough to appear in inscriptions, literary prose, and classroom exercises.

Notes: As a verb form, misit is one representative member of mittere’s conjugation and serves as a key example of Latin perfect tense in narrative and exposition. Other related forms help convey different aspects, tenses, and voices within the same verb family.