specto

Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of speciō (“look at”) via its passive participle spectus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈspek.toː/

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Verb

present active spectō, present infinitive spectāre, perfect active spectāvī, supine spectātus.

1. I watch, observe, look at, see
2. I test
3. I consider

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spectō	spectās	spectat	spectāmus	spectātis	spectant
	future	spectābō	spectābis	spectābit	spectābimus	spectābitis	spectābunt
	imperfect	spectābam	spectābās	spectābat	spectābāmus	spectābātis	spectābant
	perfect	spectāvī	spectāvistī	spectāvit	spectāvimus	spectāvistis	spectāvērunt
	future perfect	spectāverō	spectāveris	spectāverit	spectāverimus	spectāveritis	spectāverint
	pluperfect	spectāveram	spectāverās	spectāverat	spectāverāmus	spectāverātis	spectāverant
passive	present	spector	spectāris	spectātur	spectāmur	spectāminī	spectantur
	future	spectābor	spectāberis	spectābitur	spectābimur	spectābiminī	spectābuntur
	imperfect	spectābar	spectābāris	spectābātur	spectābāmur	spectābāminī	spectābantur
	perfect	Use spectātus m, spectāta f, spectātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use spectātus m, spectāta f, spectātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spectātus m, spectāta f, spectātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	spectem	spectēs	spectet	spectēmus	spectētis	spectent
	imperfect	spectārem	spectārēs	spectāret	spectārēmus	spectārētis	spectārent
	perfect	spectāverim	spectāverīs	spectāverit	spectāverīmus	spectāverītis	spectāverint
	pluperfect	spectāvissem	spectāvissēs	spectāvisset	spectāvissēmus	spectāvissētis	spectāvissent
passive	present	specter	spectēris	spectētur	spectēmur	spectēminī	spectentur
	imperfect	spectārer	spectārēris	spectārētur	spectārēmur	spectārēminī	spectārentur
	perfect	Use spectātus m, spectāta f, spectātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use spectātus m, spectāta f, spectātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	spectā	spectātō	spectātō	spectāre	spectātor	spectātor
	plural	spectāte	spectātōte	spectantō	spectāminī	—	spectantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		spectāre	spectāvisse	spectātūrus esse	spectārī	spectātus esse	spectātum īrī
participles		spectāns (spectantis)	—	spectātūrus-ra, -rum	—	spectātus-a, -um	spectandus-nda, -ndum

Related terms

aspectō circumspectō dēspectō exspectō spectābilis spectāculum

spectātiō spectātor spectātrīx spectātus spectrum specula

speculāria speculātor speculātrīx speculor speculum