hōc adv.
old dat. (for hoice),
abl. and acc. of
hic.—Dat. use,
hither, to this place
(old for hūc): hoc advenire, T.: Hoc descendit, V.—Abl. use, with a
comparative,
by this, by so much
: hoc Laus illi debetur maior, H.:
hoc audio libentius, quo saepius: plaga hoc gravior: quod hoc
mirabilius debet videri, quia, etc.: hoc magis properare, ut, etc.,
Cs.—Acc. use,
as to this, on this account, for this reason
: Hoc nutritor olivam, V: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus
ac meus, H.
