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expeto

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ petō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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

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References

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  • 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