exspecto

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ex- (“out”) +‎ spectō (“to look at”), frequentative of speciō (“to see”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈspek.toː/, [ɛkˈs̠pɛkt̪oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈspek.to/, [ekˈspɛkt̪o]

Verb

exspectō (present infinitive exspectāre, perfect active exspectāvī, supine exspectātum); first conjugation

  1. I wait for, await
    Synonyms: opperior, maneō
  2. I expect
    Synonym: spērō
  3. I have need of, require
    Synonyms: requīrō, egeō

Conjugation
   Conjugation of exspectō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exspectō exspectās exspectat exspectāmus exspectātis exspectant
imperfect exspectābam exspectābās exspectābat exspectābāmus exspectābātis exspectābant
future exspectābō exspectābis exspectābit exspectābimus exspectābitis exspectābunt
perfect exspectāvī exspectāvistī,
exspectāstī1		 exspectāvit,
exspectāt1		 exspectāvimus,
exspectāmus1		 exspectāvistis,
exspectāstis1		 exspectāvērunt,
exspectāvēre,
exspectārunt1
pluperfect exspectāveram,
exspectāram1		 exspectāverās,
exspectārās1		 exspectāverat,
exspectārat1		 exspectāverāmus,
exspectārāmus1		 exspectāverātis,
exspectārātis1		 exspectāverant,
exspectārant1
future perfect exspectāverō,
exspectārō1		 exspectāveris,
exspectāris1		 exspectāverit,
exspectārit1		 exspectāverimus,
exspectārimus1		 exspectāveritis,
exspectāritis1		 exspectāverint,
exspectārint1
passive present exspector exspectāris,
exspectāre		 exspectātur exspectāmur exspectāminī exspectantur
imperfect exspectābar exspectābāris,
exspectābāre		 exspectābātur exspectābāmur exspectābāminī exspectābantur
future exspectābor exspectāberis,
exspectābere		 exspectābitur exspectābimur exspectābiminī exspectābuntur
perfect exspectātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect exspectātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect exspectātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exspectem exspectēs exspectet exspectēmus exspectētis exspectent
imperfect exspectārem exspectārēs exspectāret exspectārēmus exspectārētis exspectārent
perfect exspectāverim,
exspectārim1		 exspectāverīs,
exspectārīs1		 exspectāverit,
exspectārit1		 exspectāverīmus,
exspectārīmus1		 exspectāverītis,
exspectārītis1		 exspectāverint,
exspectārint1
pluperfect exspectāvissem,
exspectāssem1		 exspectāvissēs,
exspectāssēs1		 exspectāvisset,
exspectāsset1		 exspectāvissēmus,
exspectāssēmus1		 exspectāvissētis,
exspectāssētis1		 exspectāvissent,
exspectāssent1
passive present exspecter exspectēris,
exspectēre		 exspectētur exspectēmur exspectēminī exspectentur
imperfect exspectārer exspectārēris,
exspectārēre		 exspectārētur exspectārēmur exspectārēminī exspectārentur
perfect exspectātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect exspectātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — exspectā — — exspectāte —
future — exspectātō exspectātō — exspectātōte exspectantō
passive present — exspectāre — — exspectāminī —
future — exspectātor exspectātor — — exspectantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives exspectāre exspectāvisse,
exspectāsse1		 exspectātūrum esse exspectārī exspectātum esse exspectātum īrī
participles exspectāns — exspectātūrus — exspectātus exspectandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
exspectandī exspectandō exspectandum exspectandō exspectātum exspectātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: expect
  • Spanish: expectar
  • French: expectative
  • Galician: espeitar
  • Italian: aspettare
  • Sicilian: aspittari

References
  • “exspecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “exspecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exspecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be waiting in suspense for..: suspenso animo exspectare aliquid
  • expect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
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