spectate

English edit

Etymology edit

Back formation from spectator.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /spɛkˈteɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb edit

spectate (third-person singular simple present spectates, present participle spectating, simple past and past participle spectated)

(transitive, intransitive) To attend an event as a spectator; to observe.

Translations edit

attend an event as a spectator

Esperanto: spekti (eo)
Ido: spektar (io)
Latvian: novērot
Sanskrit: पश्यति (sa) (paśyati)

Anagrams edit

capettes, pectates

Latin edit

Verb edit

spectāte

second-person plural present active imperative of spectō

References edit

“spectate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
spectate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.