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Exspectavi

Exspectavi is a Latin verb form meaning “I waited” or “I have waited.” It is the first-person singular perfect active indicative form of the verb exspectare, a first-conjugation verb meaning “to wait for, to expect.” The form is used to express a completed action of waiting or expecting in the past (or with relevance to the present in some contexts).

Etymology and basic morphology: exspectare comes from the prefix ex- combined with spectare, the latter meaning

Usage: In Classical Latin, exspectavi typically governs a direct object representing the person or thing awaited

Related forms: The infinitive is exspectare; other principal parts are exspectavi, exspectatus. The word belongs to

Examples:

- Exspectavi te in atrio. (I waited for you in the atrium.)

- Exspectavi litteras ad meus dies. (I waited for letters to arrive.)

See also: exspecto, exspectare, exspectatus; specto (root verb meaning “to look”), ex- prefix in Latin word formation.

“to
look
at,
to
watch.”
The
sense
of
waiting
or
looking
out
for
someone
or
something
developed
from
this
combination.
Exspectavi
follows
the
standard
pattern
of
the
first
conjugation,
with
the
suffix
-avi
signaling
the
perfect
active
form.
(for
example,
exspectavi
te,
“I
waited
for
you”).
It
can
also
appear
in
clauses
expressing
purpose
or
result
when
combined
with
subjunctive
structures
(e.g.,
exspectavi
ut
venias,
“I
waited
for
you
to
come,”
with
ut
+
subjunctive).
the
broader
family
of
exspecto
verbs
used
to
denote
waiting,
expecting,
or
awaiting
something.