verbfirst conjugation
circumspectō
circumspectō (present infinitive circumspectāre, perfect active circumspectāvī, supine circumspectātum)
Classical[kɪr.kũːˈspɛk.toː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃir.kumˈspɛk.to]
Meaning
- to look around, look all around
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumspectō | circumspectābam | circumspectābō | circumspectāvī | circumspectāveram | circumspectāverō |
| 2nd sg. | circumspectās | circumspectābās | circumspectābis | circumspectāvistī | circumspectāverās | circumspectāveris |
| 3rd sg. | circumspectat | circumspectābat | circumspectābit | circumspectāvit | circumspectāverat | circumspectāverit |
| 1st pl. | circumspectāmus | circumspectābāmus | circumspectābimus | circumspectāvimus | circumspectāverāmus | circumspectāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | circumspectātis | circumspectābātis | circumspectābitis | circumspectāvistis | circumspectāverātis | circumspectāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | circumspectant | circumspectābant | circumspectābunt | circumspectāvērunt circumspectāvēre | circumspectāverant | circumspectāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumspectem | circumspectārem | circumspectāverim | circumspectāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | circumspectēs | circumspectārēs | circumspectāverīs | circumspectāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | circumspectet | circumspectāret | circumspectāverit | circumspectāvisset |
| 1st pl. | circumspectēmus | circumspectārēmus | circumspectāverīmus | circumspectāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | circumspectētis | circumspectārētis | circumspectāverītis | circumspectāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | circumspectent | circumspectārent | circumspectāverint | circumspectāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumspector | circumspectābar | circumspectābor |
| 2nd sg. | circumspectāris circumspectāre | circumspectābāris circumspectābāre | circumspectāberis circumspectābere |
| 3rd sg. | circumspectātur | circumspectābātur | circumspectābitur |
| 1st pl. | circumspectāmur | circumspectābāmur | circumspectābimur |
| 2nd pl. | circumspectāminī | circumspectābāminī | circumspectābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | circumspectantur | circumspectābantur | circumspectābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | circumspecter | circumspectārer |
| 2nd sg. | circumspectēris circumspectēre | circumspectārēris circumspectārēre |
| 3rd sg. | circumspectētur | circumspectārētur |
| 1st pl. | circumspectēmur | circumspectārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | circumspectēminī | circumspectārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | circumspectentur | circumspectārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | circumspectā | circumspectāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | circumspectāte | circumspectāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | circumspectātō | circumspectātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | circumspectātō | circumspectātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | circumspectātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | circumspectantō | circumspectantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | circumspectāre | circumspectārī |
| perfect infinitive | circumspectāvisse | circumspectātum esse |
| future infinitive | circumspectātūrum esse | circumspectātum īrī |
| present participle | circumspectāns circumspectante, circumspectantem, circumspectantēs, circumspectantī, circumspectantia, circumspectantibus, circumspectantis, circumspectantīs, circumspectantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | circumspectātus circumspectāta, circumspectātā, circumspectātae, circumspectātam, circumspectātārum, circumspectātās, circumspectātī, circumspectātōrum, circumspectātōs |
| future participle | circumspectātūrus circumspectātūra, circumspectātūrā, circumspectātūrae, circumspectātūram, circumspectātūrārum, circumspectātūrās, circumspectātūre, circumspectātūrī, circumspectātūrīs, circumspectātūrō, circumspectātūrōrum, circumspectātūrōs, circumspectātūrum | circumspectandus |
gerundcircumspectandī, circumspectandō, circumspectandumsupinecircumspectātum, circumspectātū
circum-specto, āvi, ātum, āre, v. freq. a.,
I. to look about with attention, precaution, desire, etc.; to cast a look around, to search around; and with acc., to look about one's self (attentively, anxiously, etc.) after something, to look all around upon something (class.)
I. Prop.
(a). Absol.:
dum circumspecto, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 45 (al.: me circumspecto): quanto se opere custodiant bestiae, ut in pastu circumspectent, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 126: primum circumspectans tergiversari, Liv. 4, 14, 4; Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 9: circumspectans huc et illuc, Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62.—(b). With acc.: te hercle ego circumspectabam, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 8:
alia, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 54; 2, 2, 60: inter se, Tac. H. 2, 29: ora principum, Liv. 26, 18, 6: quousque me circumspectabitis? id. 6, 18, 7; cf. Tac. H. 4, 8: omnia, to look about anxiously, Cic. Pis. 41, 99; Sall. J. 72, 2; cf.: mare et silvas, ignota omnia circumspectantes, Tac. Agr. 32 Ritter (Halm: circum spectantes).—Pass.: muta atque inanima, tectum et parietes circumspectabantur, Tac. A. 4, 69 fin.—(g). With a rel.-clause:
Nabis quanam ipse evaderet circumspectabat, Liv. 34, 39, 8; cf. with foll. si, id. 25, 36, 5: si quam reperiat, Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62.—(d). With acc. and ut with subj.:
dum alius alium, ut proelium ineant, circumspectant, Liv. 2, 10, 9.—(ε) Reflex. (only in Plaut.; cf. circumspicio, I. A.): loca contemplat, circumspectat sese, atque aedis noscitat, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 21; cf. id. Bacch. 2, 3, 45 supra.—II. Trop.:
dubitans, circumspectans, haesitans, tanquam rate in mari immenso nostra vehitur oratio, Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 73: circumspectantes defectionis tempus, watching, waiting, on the look-out for, Liv. 21, 39, 5: initium erumpendi, Tac. H. 1, 55: Vespasianus bellum armaque et procul vel juxta sitas vires circumspectabat, carefully weighed, considered, id. ib. 2, 74; so, fugam et fallendi artes, id. ib. 3, 73: medicamina quasso imperio, Sil. 15, 7: omnes argumentorum locos, Quint. 12, 8, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
circumspectō āvī, ātus, āre, intens.
circumspicio, to look about with attention, search around, look after: bestiae ut in pastu circumspectent: ora principum, L.: omnia: mare et silvas, Ta.: quānam ipse evaderet, L.: alius alium, ut proelium ineant, circumspectant, L. — Fig., to look about: circumspectans oratio: circumspectantes defectionis tempus, on the lookout for, L.
Origins
Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum- Latin spectō Latin circumspectō From circum- + spectō.
In English words that came into English from circumspectō
- circumspectcircumspectō