LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

expetō

expetō (present infinitive expetere, perfect active expetīvī or expetiī, supine expetītum)
Classical[ˈɛk.spɛ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛk.spe.to]
expetendus fut. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to desire, covet
  2. to demand insistently, solicit
  3. to strive for
  4. to seek after, aim at
  5. to happen

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Velle · Optare · Expetere · Cupere · Avere · Gestire

1. Velle, optare, and expetere, are acts of calm reason and self-determination; whereas cupere, avere, and gestire, acts of excited feeling and of passion. Senec. Ep. 116. Cum tibi cupere interdixero, velle permittam. 2. Velle (ἑλεῖν) means to wish, and co-operate towards the realization of one’s wish, like θέλειν and βούλεσθαι; optare (from ποθεῖν) to wish, and leave the realization of one’s wish to others, or to fate, like ποθεῖν; expetere, to wish, and apply to others for the realization of one’s wish, like ὀρέγεσθαι. Sen. Ep. 95. Sæpe aliud volumus, aliud optamus. Cic. Off. i. 20. Nihil nisi quod honestum sit homines aut admirari aut optare aut expetere oportet. 3. Cupere (κάπτειν) denotes a vehement, passionate desire; gestire (γηθεῖν), a lively desire, showing itself by gestures; avere (from χαίνειν, χάος), an impatient, hasty desire. Cupidus means, being eagerly desirous of something, like ἐπιθυμῶν; gestiens, rejoicing in anticipation of something, like χρῄζων; avidus, being greedy after something. Cic. Sen. 8. Græcas literas sic avide arripui, quasi diuturnam sitim explere cupiens; comp. with Att. ii. 18. Intellexi quam suspenso animo et sollicito scire averes, quid esset novi. And, iv. 11. Perge reliqua; gestio scire ista omnia. (v. 57.)

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.expetōexpetēbamexpetamexpetīvī
expetiī		expetīveram
expetīram, expetieram		expetīverō
expetīrō, expetierō
2nd sg.expetisexpetēbāsexpetēsexpetīvistī
expetīstī, expetiistī		expetīverās
expetīrās, expetierās		expetīveris
expetīris, expetieris
3rd sg.expetitexpetēbatexpetetexpetīvit
expetīt, expetiit		expetīverat
expetīrat, expetierat		expetīverit
expetīrit, expetierit
1st pl.expetimusexpetēbāmusexpetēmusexpetīvimus
expetīmus, expetiimus		expetīverāmus
expetīrāmus, expetierāmus		expetīverimus
expetīrimus, expetierimus
2nd pl.expetitisexpetēbātisexpetētisexpetīvistis
expetīstis, expetiistis		expetīverātis
expetīrātis, expetierātis		expetīveritis
expetīritis, expetieritis
3rd pl.expetuntexpetēbantexpetentexpetīvērunt
expetīrunt, expetīvēre, expetiērunt, expetiēre		expetīverant
expetīrant, expetierant		expetīverint
expetīrint, expetierint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.expetamexpeteremexpetīverim
expetīrim, expetierim		expetīvissem
expetīssem, expetiissem
2nd sg.expetāsexpeterēsexpetīverīs
expetīrīs, expetierīs		expetīvissēs
expetīssēs, expetiissēs
3rd sg.expetatexpeteretexpetīverit
expetīrit, expetierit		expetīvisset
expetīsset, expetiisset
1st pl.expetāmusexpeterēmusexpetīverīmus
expetīrīmus, expetierīmus		expetīvissēmus
expetīssēmus, expetiissēmus
2nd pl.expetātisexpeterētisexpetīverītis
expetīrītis, expetierītis		expetīvissētis
expetīssētis, expetiissētis
3rd pl.expetantexpeterentexpetīverint
expetīrint, expetierint		expetīvissent
expetīssent, expetiissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.expetorexpetēbarexpetar
2nd sg.expeteris
expetere		expetēbāris
expetēbāre		expetēris
expetēre
3rd sg.expetiturexpetēbāturexpetētur
1st pl.expetimurexpetēbāmurexpetēmur
2nd pl.expetiminīexpetēbāminīexpetēminī
3rd pl.expetunturexpetēbanturexpetentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.expetarexpeterer
2nd sg.expetāris
expetāre		expeterēris
expeterēre
3rd sg.expetāturexpeterētur
1st pl.expetāmurexpeterēmur
2nd pl.expetāminīexpeterēminī
3rd pl.expetanturexpeterentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.expeteexpetere
pres. 2nd pl.expetiteexpetiminī
fut. 2nd sg.expetitōexpetitor
fut. 3rd sg.expetitōexpetitor
fut. 2nd pl.expetitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.expetuntōexpetuntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveexpetereexpetī
perfect infinitiveexpetīvisse
expetīsse, expetiisse		expetītum esse
future infinitiveexpetītūrum esseexpetītum īrī
present participleexpetēns—
perfect participle—expetītus
expetīta, expetītā, expetītae, expetītam, expetītārum, expetītās, expetītī, expetītōrum, expetītōs
future participleexpetītūrus
expetītūra, expetītūrā, expetītūrae, expetītūram, expetītūrārum, expetītūrās, expetītūre, expetītūrī, expetītūrīs, expetītūrō, expetītūrōrum, expetītūrōs, expetītūrum		expetendus
expetundus, expetenda, expetendā, expetendae, expetendam, expetendārum, expetendās, expetende, expetendīs, expetendōrum, expetendōs
gerundexpetendī, expetendō, expetendumsupineexpetītum, expetītū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

poenas expetere ab aliquo
to exact a penalty from some one.
honesta expetere; turpia fugere
to follow virtue; to flee from vice.
ulcisci aliquem, poenas expetere ab aliquo
to revenge oneself on some one.
ulcisci aliquid, poenas alicuius rei expetere
to revenge oneself for a thing.

ex-pĕto, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 3, v. a. and n.
I. Act.
A. To long for, seek after, aspire to, desire, covet, wish a thing (freq. and class.; syn.: appeto, affecto, cupio, concupisco, aveo, gestio, volo, opto, desidero, requiro).
(a). With acc.: assunt, me expetunt, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 49, ed. Vahl.): nihil hominem, nisi quod honestum sit, aut admirari aut optare aut expetere debere, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 66: unum ab omnibus ad id bellum imperatorem deposci atque expeti, id. de Imp. Pomp. 2, 5: Italia ab hoc auxilium absente expetivit, id. ib. 11, 30; cf.: Apollo unde sibi populi et reges consilium expetunt, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag. v. 186, ed. Vahl.): nunc a Flacco Lentuli poenae per vos expetuntur, are demanded, Cic. Fl. 38, 95: poenas ab aliquo, id. Pis. 7, 16; Liv. 1, 23, 4; cf.: jus ab invitis, id. 3, 40, 4: facinora ab aliquo, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 25: Plautinas fabulas, id. Cas. prol. 12: pecunia tantopere expetitur, Cic. de Or. 2, 40, 172; cf.: expetuntur divitiae ad usus vitae necessarios, id. Off. 1, 8, 25: mortem pro vita civium, id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116: ea vita expetitur, quae sit animi corporisque expleta virtutibus, id. Fin. 5, 13, 37: in qua (societate) omnia insunt, quae putant homines expetenda, honestas, gloria, etc., id. Lael. 22, 84: non ficto crimine insectari, non expetere vitam, non capitis arcessere, to attempt one's life, id. Deiot. 11, 30: stulta sibi consilia, to seek out, contrive, Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 4.—Of an inanimate subject: mare medium terrae locum expetens, striving or tending towards, Cic. N. D. 2, 45, 116.—
(b). With an object-clause (mostly poet.): quem quisque odit, periisse expetit, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 7, 23 (Trag. v. 403, ed. Vahl.); cf.: audire expetis? Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 25: aliquid facere, id. Trin. 3, 2, 48: periisse expetunt, Liv. 40, 10, 5: dum nostram gloriam tua virtute augeri expeto, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2: di me etsi perdunt, tamen esse adjutam expetunt, Pac. ap. Non. 104, 7: videre expeto te, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 20; cf.: hoc prius scire expeto, quid perdideris, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 17; id. Hec. 5, 1, 1; Hor. Epod. 11, 3; Ov. M. 7, 476; 9, 550 al.: quod et scire expeto et quaerere pudet, Curt. 4, 10, 32; 9, 3, 8; Plin. praef. 14.—
(g). With ut and subj.: fatebor et fuisse me et Sejano amicum et ut essem expetisse, Tac. A. 6, 8.—
(d). Absol.: ne legaretur A. Gabinius Cn. Pompeio expetenti ac postulanti, requesting, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57.—*
B. To reach, attain to any thing; with respect to time, to outlast: malo si quid bene facias, id beneficium interit: Bono si quid male facias, aetatem expetit, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 23.— Hence, expĕtendus, a, um, P. a., desirable, excellent: forma expetunda mulier, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 60.
II. Intr. (perh. only ante-class.; cf. Liv. 1, 22, 7 Weisenb. ad loc.).
A. To light upon, fall upon, befall a person.
1. With in aliquem: delictum suum suamque culpam expetere in mortalem, Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 33: illius ira et maledicta in hanc, id. ib. 3, 2, 15: omnes clades hujus belli in eum, Tullus ap. Liv. 1, 22, 7: quojus ego hodie in tergum faxo ista expetant mendacia, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 42.—
2. With alicui: mea sit culpa, si id Alcumenae innocenti expetat, Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 12.—
B. Absol., to fall out, happen, occur, result: nequiter paene expetivit prima parasitatio, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 22 Lamb. (al. expedivit): in servitute expetunt multa iniqua, befall, id. ib. 1, 1, 20; so, eadem in vigilanti expetunt, id. Mil. 2, 4, 40 (not vigilantes, v. Ritschl ad h. l.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexpetō

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin expetō From ex- + petō.

Descendants
  • Spanishdespedirfrom Old Spanish espedir
  • Portuguesedespedirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese espedir
  • Portugueseespedirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese espedir
  • Asturianespidirfrom Old Leonese espidir
  • Asturiandespidirfrom Old Leonese espidir
  • Galiciandespedirfrom Old Galician-Portuguese espedir

Quick answers

What does expetō mean in Latin?
expetō, a verb, means “to desire, covet; to demand insistently, solicit; to strive for”.
What are the principal parts of expetō?
expetō, expetere, expetīvī, expetītum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce expetō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛk.spɛ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛk.spe.to].
Where does expetō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin expetō.