speculor

Latin

Verb

present active speculor, present infinitive speculārī, perfect active speculātus sum. (deponent)

1. I watch, I observe
   • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations (Latin text and English translations here)

     Quam diu quisquam erit qui te defendere audeat, vives, et vives ita ut nunc vivis, multis meis et firmis praesidiis obsessus ne commovere te contra rem publicam possis. Multorum te etiam oculi et aures non sentientem, sicut adhuc fecerunt, speculabuntur atque custodient.

     As long as one person exists who can dare to defend you, yet shall live; but you shall live as you do now, surrounded by my many and trusty guards, so that you shall not be able to stir one finger against the republic: many eyes and ears shall still observe and watch you, as they have hitherto done, though you shall not perceive them.

2. I examine, I explore
3. I spy

Inflection

    First Conjugation Deponent

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	speculor	speculāris	speculātur	speculāmur	speculāminī	speculantur
	future	speculābor	speculāberis	speculābitur	speculābimur	speculābiminī	speculābuntur
	imperfect	speculābar	speculābāris	speculābātur	speculābāmur	speculābāminī	speculābantur
	perfect	Use speculātus m, speculāta f, speculātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use speculātus m, speculāta f, speculātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use speculātus m, speculāta f, speculātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	speculer	speculēris	speculētur	speculēmur	speculēminī	speculentur
	imperfect	speculārer	speculārēris	speculārētur	speculārēmur	speculārēminī	speculārentur
	perfect	Use speculātus m, speculāta f, speculātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use speculātus m, speculāta f, speculātum 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	speculāre	speculātor	speculātor	—	—	—
	plural	speculāminī	—	speculantor	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		speculārī	speculātus esse	speculātūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		speculāns (speculantis)	speculātus-a, -um	speculātūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	speculandus-nda, -ndum