exspectavit

Exspectavit is a Latin verb form meaning “he waited for” or “he expected.” It is the third person singular perfect active indicative of exspecto, exspectare, exspectavi, exspectatus, a first-conjugation verb meaning to wait for, to look for, or to anticipate.

The verb derives from ex- “out” and spectare “to look at,” with the sense of looking out for someone or something, hence to await or to expect. In classical Latin it commonly conveys waiting for a person or event, and can carry the nuance of hopeful anticipation. It may be used in contexts ranging from simple waiting to formulating expectations about outcomes.

Grammatically, exspectavit is the perfect tense, indicating a completed action in the past. It is transitive and may take a direct object in the accusative to designate what is awaited (for example, nuntium exspectavit = “he awaited the messenger”). Other forms include exspectat (present), exspectabit (future), exspectaverat (pluperfect), and exspectaverunt (they awaited). The infinitive is exspectare, and the passive participle is exspectatus.

Examples: Nuntium exspectavit. (He awaited the messenger.) Adventum amici exspectabant. (They were awaiting the arrival of friends.) In sense, exspectavit can also convey anticipation or expectation about a future event beyond literal waiting, depending on context.

In sum, exspectavit exemplifies a core Latin verb of waiting and expectation, regularly used in both classical and later Latin to express awaiting something anticipated.