expeto

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ petō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.spe.toː/, [ˈɛks̠pɛt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈek.spe.to/, [ˈɛkspet̪o]

Verb

expetō (present infinitive expetere, perfect active expetīvī or expetiī, supine expetītum); third conjugation

1. to desire, covet

   Synonyms: requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, studeō, concupiō, sitiō, petō, indigeō, aveō, spectō, voveō, circumspiciō, appetō

   Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō

2. to demand insistently, solicit

   Synonyms: supplicō, ōrō, efflāgitō, flāgitō, obsecrō, requīrō, rogō, ērogō, quaesō

3. to strive for

   Synonyms: certō, cōnītor, cōnor, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, ēnītor, contendō, labōrō, molior, adnītor, perīclitor, nītor, spectō

4. to seek after, aim at

   Synonyms: affectō, quaerō, dēstinō

5. to happen

   Synonyms: interveniō, ēveniō, obtingō, obveniō, incurrō, accēdō, incidō, accidō, intercidō, contingō, fīō

Conjugation

Conjugation of expetō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	expetō	expetis	expetit	expetimus	expetitis	expetunt
	imperfect	expetēbam	expetēbās	expetēbat	expetēbāmus	expetēbātis	expetēbant
	future	expetam	expetēs	expetet	expetēmus	expetētis	expetent
	perfect	expetīvī, expetiī	expetīvistī, expetiistī, expetīstī1	expetīvit, expetiit, expetīt1	expetīvimus, expetiimus, expetīmus1	expetīvistis, expetiistis, expetīstis1	expetīvērunt, expetīvēre, expetiērunt, expetiēre, expetīrunt1
	pluperfect	expetīveram, expetieram, expetīram1	expetīverās, expetierās, expetīrās1	expetīverat, expetierat, expetīrat1	expetīverāmus, expetierāmus, expetīrāmus1	expetīverātis, expetierātis, expetīrātis1	expetīverant, expetierant, expetīrant1
	future perfect	expetīverō, expetierō, expetīrō1	expetīveris, expetieris, expetīris1	expetīverit, expetierit, expetīrit1	expetīverimus, expetierimus, expetīrimus1	expetīveritis, expetieritis, expetīritis1	expetīverint, expetierint, expetīrint1
passive	present	expetor	expeteris, expetere	expetitur	expetimur	expetiminī	expetuntur
	imperfect	expetēbar	expetēbāris, expetēbāre	expetēbātur	expetēbāmur	expetēbāminī	expetēbantur
	future	expetar	expetēris, expetēre	expetētur	expetēmur	expetēminī	expetentur
	perfect	expetītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	expetītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	expetītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	expetam	expetās	expetat	expetāmus	expetātis	expetant
	imperfect	expeterem	expeterēs	expeteret	expeterēmus	expeterētis	expeterent
	perfect	expetīverim, expetierim, expetīrim1	expetīverīs, expetierīs, expetīrīs1	expetīverit, expetierit, expetīrit1	expetīverīmus, expetierīmus, expetīrīmus1	expetīverītis, expetierītis, expetīrītis1	expetīverint, expetierint, expetīrint1
	pluperfect	expetīvissem, expetiissem, expetīssem1	expetīvissēs, expetiissēs, expetīssēs1	expetīvisset, expetiisset, expetīsset1	expetīvissēmus, expetiissēmus, expetīssēmus1	expetīvissētis, expetiissētis, expetīssētis1	expetīvissent, expetiissent, expetīssent1
passive	present	expetar	expetāris, expetāre	expetātur	expetāmur	expetāminī	expetantur
	imperfect	expeterer	expeterēris, expeterēre	expeterētur	expeterēmur	expeterēminī	expeterentur
	perfect	expetītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	expetītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	expete	—	—	expetite	—
	future	—	expetitō	expetitō	—	expetitōte	expetuntō
passive	present	—	expetere	—	—	expetiminī	—
	future	—	expetitor	expetitor	—	—	expetuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		expetere	expetīvisse, expetiisse, expetīsse1	expetītūrum esse	expetī	expetītum esse	expetītum īrī
participles		expetēns	—	expetītūrus	—	expetītus	expetendus, expetundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		expetendī	expetendō	expetendum	expetendō	expetītum	expetītū

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

Related terms

• expetendus
• expetēns
• expetenter
• expetessō, expetissō
• expetibilis
• expetitio
• expetitor
• expetitus

References

• “expeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• expeto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “expeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• expeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to revenge oneself on some one: ulcisci aliquem, poenas expetere ab aliquo
    
  • to revenge oneself for a thing: ulcisci aliquid, poenas alicuius rei expetere
    
  • to follow virtue; to flee from vice: honesta expetere; turpia fugere
    
  • to exact a penalty from some one: poenas expetere ab aliquo