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Latin
Etymology
From re- (“back; again”) + speciō (“observe, look at”).
Pronunciation
Verb
respiciō (present infinitive respicere, perfect active respexī, supine respectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around
- Synonyms: circumspiciō, circumspectō, circumtueor
- to have a care for, regard, be mindful of, consider respect
- Synonyms: cūrō, accūrō, videō, colō, cōnsulō, prōcūrō, cōnsultō, serviō
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "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").
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References
- “respicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “respicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- respicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to have regard for; take into consideration: respicere aliquid