exspectabo

Exspectabo is a Latin verb form meaning “I will wait” or “I shall expect.” It is the first person singular future indicative active of exspectare, a regular verb of the first conjugation meaning to await, to expect, or to look for.

Etymology and principal parts: exspectare is formed from ex- “out” and spectare “to look,” giving a sense of looking forward or awaiting. The principal parts are exspecto, exspectare, exspectavi, exspectatus. In the future tense, the verb follows the standard 1st-conjugation pattern: exspectabo, exspectabis, exspectabit, exspectabimus, exspectabitis, exspectabunt.

Usage: exspectabo is used to indicate a future act of waiting or expecting. It can govern a direct object in the accusative to specify what is being awaited or expected, as in exspectabo te “I will wait for you” or exspectabo ventos “I will wait for the winds” (in a broader, figurative sense). It may also appear with a clause denoting the anticipated event or person.

In Latin practice, exspecto and its forms convey anticipation, preparation for an impending event, or validating a future expectation. The related noun exspectatio expresses the act or state of waiting or expectation.

See also: exspectare, exspectatio.