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Etymology

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From circum- +‎ speciō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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circumspiciō (present infinitive circumspicere, perfect active circumspexī, supine circumspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to look around, over or for
    Synonyms: circumspectō, circumtueor, respiciō
  2. to survey, examine or review
    Synonyms: aspiciō, lūstrō, perlūstrō, recēnseō, cōnspiciō, obeō, īnspiciō, arbitror, cōnsīderō, reputō, probō, exsequor, spectō
  3. to seek or search for, look about for something with desire
    Synonyms: requīrō, quaerō, studeō, spectō, petō, appetō, quaerō, inquīrō, conquīrō, indigeō, scrūtor, affectō, contendō, cupiō, concupiō, expetō, dēstinō, sitiō, aveō, voveō, tendō, intendō
    Antonyms: āversor, abhorreō
  4. to ponder, weigh, consider, reflect
    Synonyms: reflectō, perpendō, ponderō, putō, pendō, dēlīberō, cōnsīderō, reputō, cōnsulō, replicō, dubitō, cōnsultō, trahō, videō, versō

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of circumspiciō (third conjugation -variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumspiciō circumspicis circumspicit circumspicimus circumspicitis circumspiciunt
imperfect circumspiciēbam circumspiciēbās circumspiciēbat circumspiciēbāmus circumspiciēbātis circumspiciēbant
future circumspiciam circumspiciēs circumspiciet circumspiciēmus circumspiciētis circumspicient
perfect circumspexī circumspexistī circumspexit circumspeximus circumspexistis circumspexērunt,
circumspexēre
pluperfect circumspexeram circumspexerās circumspexerat circumspexerāmus circumspexerātis circumspexerant
future perfect circumspexerō circumspexeris circumspexerit circumspexerimus circumspexeritis circumspexerint
passive present circumspicior circumspiceris,
circumspicere
circumspicitur circumspicimur circumspiciminī circumspiciuntur
imperfect circumspiciēbar circumspiciēbāris,
circumspiciēbāre
circumspiciēbātur circumspiciēbāmur circumspiciēbāminī circumspiciēbantur
future circumspiciar circumspiciēris,
circumspiciēre
circumspiciētur circumspiciēmur circumspiciēminī circumspicientur
perfect circumspectus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect circumspectus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect circumspectus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumspiciam circumspiciās circumspiciat circumspiciāmus circumspiciātis circumspiciant
imperfect circumspicerem circumspicerēs circumspiceret circumspicerēmus circumspicerētis circumspicerent
perfect circumspexerim circumspexerīs circumspexerit circumspexerīmus circumspexerītis circumspexerint
pluperfect circumspexissem circumspexissēs circumspexisset circumspexissēmus circumspexissētis circumspexissent
passive present circumspiciar circumspiciāris,
circumspiciāre
circumspiciātur circumspiciāmur circumspiciāminī circumspiciantur
imperfect circumspicerer circumspicerēris,
circumspicerēre
circumspicerētur circumspicerēmur circumspicerēminī circumspicerentur
perfect circumspectus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect circumspectus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present circumspice circumspicite
future circumspicitō circumspicitō circumspicitōte circumspiciuntō
passive present circumspicere circumspiciminī
future circumspicitor circumspicitor circumspiciuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives circumspicere circumspexisse circumspectūrum esse circumspicī circumspectum esse circumspectum īrī
participles circumspiciēns circumspectūrus circumspectus circumspiciendus,
circumspiciundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
circumspiciendī circumspiciendō circumspiciendum circumspiciendō circumspectum circumspectū

References

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  • circumspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • circumspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • circumspicio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • circumspicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.