Home

conspicio

Conspicio is a Latin verb meaning to catch sight of, behold, perceive, or notice. It is a transitive verb of the third conjugation -io, with principal parts conspicio, conspicere, conspexi, conspectum. In the present active, the forms are conspicio, conspicis, conspicit, conspicimus, conspicitis, conspiciunt. The related supine is conspectum. The English cognate conspicuous derives from the related adjective conspicuus, via the noun conspectus meaning a sight or view.

Etymology and related forms: Conspicio is formed from the prefix con- and the root spic- meaning “to

Usage: Conspicio denotes the act of seeing something or noticing it, and it takes a direct object

See also: conspectus, conspicuus. The term’s direct lineage to the English adjective conspicuous reflects a shared

look.”
It
is
linked
to
conspectus,
a
noun
meaning
a
sight
or
view,
and
to
conspicuus,
the
adjective
meaning
conspicuous.
The
verb
participates
in
the
ordinary
Latin
tense
system
for
-io
verbs,
with
forms
such
as
conspiciebam
(I
was
noticing)
and
conspiciet
(he
will
notice).
in
the
accusative
(conspicio
aliquid).
Typical
perfective
use
yields
conspexi
“I
noticed,”
and
conspectus
may
appear
as
a
noun
meaning
“a
sight”
or
“a
view.”
In
narrative,
it
often
describes
perception
or
appearance,
while
subordinate
tenses
and
moods
align
with
other
verbs
of
the
-io
class.
Latin
root
meaning
of
visibility.