expeto

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ petō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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expetō (present infinitive expetere, perfect active expetīvī or expetiī, supine expetītum); third conjugation

  1. to desire, covet
    Synonyms: requīrō, affectō, cupiō, quaerō, studeō, concupiō, sitiō, petō, indigeō, aveō, spectō, voveō, circumspiciō, appetō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō
  2. to demand insistently, solicit
    Synonyms: supplicō, ōrō, efflāgitō, flāgitō, obsecrō, requīrō, rogō, ērogō, quaesō
  3. to strive for
    Synonyms: certō, cōnītor, cōnor, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, ēnītor, contendō, labōrō, molior, adnītor, perīclitor, nītor, spectō
  4. to seek after, aim at
    Synonyms: affectō, quaerō, dēstinō
  5. to happen
    Synonyms: interveniō, ēveniō, obtingō, obveniō, incurrō, accēdō, incidō, accidō, intercidō, contingō, fīō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of expetō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present expetō expetis expetit expetimus expetitis expetunt
imperfect expetēbam expetēbās expetēbat expetēbāmus expetēbātis expetēbant
future expetam expetēs expetet expetēmus expetētis expetent
perfect expetīvī,
expetiī
expetīvistī,
expetiistī,
expetīstī1
expetīvit,
expetiit,
expetīt1
expetīvimus,
expetiimus,
expetīmus1
expetīvistis,
expetiistis,
expetīstis1
expetīvērunt,
expetīvēre,
expetiērunt,
expetiēre,
expetīrunt1
pluperfect expetīveram,
expetieram,
expetīram1
expetīverās,
expetierās,
expetīrās1
expetīverat,
expetierat,
expetīrat1
expetīverāmus,
expetierāmus,
expetīrāmus1
expetīverātis,
expetierātis,
expetīrātis1
expetīverant,
expetierant,
expetīrant1
future perfect expetīverō,
expetierō,
expetīrō1
expetīveris,
expetieris,
expetīris1
expetīverit,
expetierit,
expetīrit1
expetīverimus,
expetierimus,
expetīrimus1
expetīveritis,
expetieritis,
expetīritis1
expetīverint,
expetierint,
expetīrint1
passive present expetor expeteris,
expetere
expetitur expetimur expetiminī expetuntur
imperfect expetēbar expetēbāris,
expetēbāre
expetēbātur expetēbāmur expetēbāminī expetēbantur
future expetar expetēris,
expetēre
expetētur expetēmur expetēminī expetentur
perfect expetītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect expetītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect expetītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present expetam expetās expetat expetāmus expetātis expetant
imperfect expeterem expeterēs expeteret expeterēmus expeterētis expeterent
perfect expetīverim,
expetierim,
expetīrim1
expetīverīs,
expetierīs,
expetīrīs1
expetīverit,
expetierit,
expetīrit1
expetīverīmus,
expetierīmus,
expetīrīmus1
expetīverītis,
expetierītis,
expetīrītis1
expetīverint,
expetierint,
expetīrint1
pluperfect expetīvissem,
expetiissem,
expetīssem1
expetīvissēs,
expetiissēs,
expetīssēs1
expetīvisset,
expetiisset,
expetīsset1
expetīvissēmus,
expetiissēmus,
expetīssēmus1
expetīvissētis,
expetiissētis,
expetīssētis1
expetīvissent,
expetiissent,
expetīssent1
passive present expetar expetāris,
expetāre
expetātur expetāmur expetāminī expetantur
imperfect expeterer expeterēris,
expeterēre
expeterētur expeterēmur expeterēminī expeterentur
perfect expetītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect expetītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present expete expetite
future expetitō expetitō expetitōte expetuntō
passive present expetere expetiminī
future expetitor expetitor expetuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives expetere expetīvisse,
expetiisse,
expetīsse1
expetītūrum esse expetī expetītum esse expetītum īrī
participles expetēns expetītūrus expetītus expetendus,
expetundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
expetendī expetendō expetendum expetendō expetītum expetītū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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References

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  • expeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • expeto in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • expeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • expeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to revenge oneself on some one: ulcisci aliquem, poenas expetere ab aliquo
    • to revenge oneself for a thing: ulcisci aliquid, poenas alicuius rei expetere
    • to follow virtue; to flee from vice: honesta expetere; turpia fugere
    • to exact a penalty from some one: poenas expetere ab aliquo