[ˈspeː.roː], [ˈspɛː.ro]
OrigoFrom earlier *spēsō, from spēs + -ō.
- conjugation-1to hope, expect
“Spērō fore ut pācem habeant semper” — I hope that they will always have peace.
“dissimulare etiam sperasti, perfide, tantum posse nefas tacitusque mea decedere terra?” — Did you hope to even be able to conceal such a great wrong, treacherous man, and to leave my lands silently?
- conjugation-1to await, anticipate
- conjugation-1to fear, be apprehensive
- conjugation-1to assume, suppose
Formaespērō(canonical) · spērāre(infinitive, present) · spērāvī(active, perfect) · spērātum(supine) · spērō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · spērās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · spērat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · spērāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · spērātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · spērant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · spērābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · spērābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · spērābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · spērābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · spērābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · spērābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · spērābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · spērābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · spērābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · spērābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)