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From ex- ( “ out ” ) + spectō ( “ to look at ” ) , frequentative of speciō ( “ to see ” ) .
exspectō (present infinitive exspectāre , perfect active exspectāvī , supine exspectātum ) ; first conjugation
to wait for , await
Synonyms: opperior , maneō
29 BCE – 19 BCE ,
Virgil ,
Aeneid 4.429–430 :
“Quō ruit? Extrēmum hoc miserae det mūnus amantī:exspectet facilemque fugam ventōsque ferentīs.” “Where is he hurrying? Let him grant this final favor to a wretched lover: May he wait for fair winds and an easier flight.” (Dido gives Anna the petition to Aeneas using the third-person jussive subjunctive: det, exspectet.)
to look for, expect
Synonym: spērō
to have need of, require
Synonyms: requīrō , egeō
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 , exspectāstī 1
exspectāvit , exspectāt 1
exspectāvimus , exspectāmus 1
exspectāvistis , exspectāstis 1
exspectāvērunt , exspectāvēre , exspectārunt 1
pluperfect
exspectāveram , exspectāram 1
exspectāverās , exspectārās 1
exspectāverat , exspectārat 1
exspectāverāmus , exspectārāmus 1
exspectāverātis , exspectārātis 1
exspectāverant , exspectārant 1
future perfect
exspectāverō , exspectārō 1
exspectāveris , exspectāris 1
exspectāverit , exspectārit 1
exspectāverimus , exspectārimus 1
exspectāveritis , exspectāritis 1
exspectāverint , exspectārint 1
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 , exspectārim 1
exspectāverīs , exspectārīs 1
exspectāverit , exspectārit 1
exspectāverīmus , exspectārīmus 1
exspectāverītis , exspectārītis 1
exspectāverint , exspectārint 1
pluperfect
exspectāvissem , exspectāssem 1
exspectāvissēs , exspectāssēs 1
exspectāvisset , exspectāsset 1
exspectāvissēmus , exspectāssēmus 1
exspectāvissētis , exspectāssētis 1
exspectāvissent , exspectāssent 1
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
exspectāre
exspectāvisse , exspectāsse 1
exspectātūrum esse
exspectārī
exspectātum esse
exspectātum īrī
exspectāns
—
exspectātūrus
—
exspectātus
exspectandus
exspectandī
exspectandō
exspectandum
exspectandō
exspectātum
exspectātū
1 At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
“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 [1] , 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 , →OCLC .