aspicio

== Latin == === Alternative forms === adspiciō === Etymology === From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ speciō (“observe, look at”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [asˈpɪ.ki.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [asˈpiː.t͡ʃi.o] === Verb === aspiciō (present infinitive aspicere, perfect active aspexī, supine aspectum); third (-iō variant) conjugation to look at, towards, or upon; behold, gaze at or upon; view, see, examine, survey, inspect, investigate; regard, respect, admire, look to. Synonyms: īnspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, circumspiciō, cōnspiciō, obeō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō to consider, weigh, ponder Synonyms: ponderō, dubitō, dēlīberō, cōnsultō, trahō, cōnsīderō, pendō, reputō, circumspiciō, cōnsulō, putō, versō, videō to observe, notice, catch sight of, espy, perceive ==== Conjugation ==== 1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: aspect → Italian: aspettare === References === “aspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “aspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “aspicio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.