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  • 1 quaero

    quaero (old orthogr. QVAIRO, Epitaphs of the Scipios, 6; for the original form and etym. quaeso, ĕre, v. quaeso), sīvi or sĭi, sītum, 3, v. a., to seek.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.: aliquem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 43 Vahl.); Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 3:

    te ipsum quaerebam,

    Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 3:

    escam in sterquilinio,

    Phaedr. 3, 12 init. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To seek to get or procure, to seek or search for a thing, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 38:

    rem mercaturis faciendis,

    Cic. Par. 6, 2, 46.— Absol.:

    contrivi in quaerendo vitam atque aetatem meam,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 15; 5, 3, 27; Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 57; id. A. P. 170.—
    b.
    Transf., to get, procure, obtain, acquire a thing:

    uxores liberorum quaerendorum causā ducere,

    Suet. Caes. 52:

    liberorum quaerundorum causā ei uxor data est,

    Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 109; cf.:

    quaerunt litterae hae sibi liberos,

    id. Ps. 1, 1, 21.—
    2.
    To seek for something missing, to miss:

    Siciliam in uberrimā Siciliae parte,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:

    optatos Tyndaridas,

    Prop. 1, 17, 18:

    Phoebi comam,

    Tib. 2, 3, 20:

    amnes,

    Stat. Th. 4, 703.—
    3.
    To ask, desire, with ut and subj.:

    quaeris ut suscipiam cogitationem quidnam istis agendum putem,

    Cic. Att. 14, 20, 4.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to seek, i. e. to think over, meditate, aim at, plan a thing:

    dum id quaero, tibi qui filium restituerem,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 83:

    quonam modo maxime ulti sanguinem nostrum pereamus,

    Sall. C. 33,5:

    fugam,

    Cic. Att. 7, 17, 1; id. Mur. 37, 80:

    sibi remedium ad rem aliquam,

    id. Clu. 9, 27:

    de gratiā quid significares, mecum ipse quaerebam,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A, 1.—With inf.:

    tristitiae causam si quis cognoscere quaerit,

    seeks, strives, endeavors, Ov. Tr. 5, 4, 7; id. Am. 1, 8, 51; Hor. C. 3, 4, 39; id. Ep. 1, 1, 2 al.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To look for, seek to gain any thing; to get, acquire, obtain, procure:

    laudem sibi,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 74:

    salutem alicui malo,

    id. Ad. 3, 2, 2:

    negabant ullā aliā in re nisi in naturā quaerendum esse illud summum bonum,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 19:

    pudentem exitum suae impudentiae,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 2:

    invidiam in aliquem,

    id. Rab. Post. 17, 46. —
    2.
    Of inanim. and abstr. subjects, to demand, need, require, = requirere:

    quod cujusquam oratoris eloquentiam quaereret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 29:

    lites ex limitibus judicem quaerant,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 15, 1:

    bellum dictatoriam majestatem quaesivisset,

    Liv. 8, 30:

    quaerit Boeotia Dircen,

    Ov. M. 2, 239. —
    3.
    To seek to learn from any one; to ask, inquire, interrogate (cf.: interrogo, percontor).
    (α).
    With ab:

    cum ab iis saepius quaereret,

    made inquiries, Caes. B. G. 1, 32:

    quaero abs te nunc, Hortensi, cum, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 83, § 191:

    quaesivit a medicis, quemadmodum se haberet,

    Nep. Dion, 2, 4:

    a quo cum quaesisset, quo se deduci vellet,

    id. Epam. 4, 5; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 22, 60. —
    (β).
    With de:

    quaerebat paulo ante de me, quid, etc.,

    Cic. Pis. 9, 18:

    de te ipso quaero, Vatini, utrum, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 4, 10:

    quaero de te, arbitrerisne, etc.,

    Liv. 4, 40:

    cura tibi de quo quaerere nulla fuit,

    Ov. P. 4, 3, 18.—
    (γ).
    With ex:

    quaesivi ex Phaniā, quam in partem provinciae putaret, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 1:

    quaerit ex solo ea, quae, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 18.—
    (δ).
    With a rel.-clause:

    ille baro te putabat quaesiturum, unum caelum esset an innumerabilia,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 3:

    natura fieret laudabile carmen, an arte, Quaesitum est,

    Hor. A. P. 409:

    quaeritur inter medicos, cujus generis aquae sint utilissimae,

    Plin. 31, 3, 21, § 31.—
    4. a.
    With inf. (post-Aug.):

    e monte aliquo in alium transilire quaerens,

    Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 214:

    qui mutare sedes quaerebant,

    Tac. G. 2.—
    b.
    Transf., of animals, plants, etc., to desire, prefer, seek:

    salictum et harundinetum... umidum locum quaerunt,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5:

    glires aridum locum quaerunt,

    id. ib. 3, 15, 2; Col. 1, praef. §

    26: lupinum quaerit maxime sabulosa,

    Plin. 18, 14, 36, § 134;

    so of the soil: ager aquosus plus stercoris quaerit,

    demands, Pall. 1, 6, 15.—
    5.
    To examine or inquire into judicially, to investigate, institute an investigation; with [p. 1502] acc. (rare):

    hunc abduce, vinci, rem quaere,

    Ter. Ad. 3 (4), 36:

    non dubitabat Minucius, quin iste (Verres) illo die rem illam quaesiturus non esset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 72. —With de and abl. (class.; cf.

    Krebs, Autibarb. p. 962 sq.): de pecuniis repetundis,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 9, 27:

    de morte alicujus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 41, 119:

    de servo in dominum,

    to question by torture, put to the rack, id. Mil. 22, 59:

    aliquid per tormenta,

    Suet. Tib. 58:

    legibus,

    to investigate according to the laws, impartially, Plin. Ep. 5, 21, 3. —
    b.
    Transf.: si quaeris, si quaerimus (prop., if we, or you, look well into the matter; if we, or you, would know the truth), to say the truth, in fact, to speak honestly:

    omnino, si quaeris, ludi apparatissimi,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2:

    at sunt morosi, et anxii, et difficiles senes: si quaerimus, etiam avari,

    id. Sen. 18, 65:

    si quaeritis,

    id. de Or. 2, 62, 254; so,

    too, si verum quaeris,

    id. Fam. 12, 8, 1:

    si verum quaeritis,

    id. de Or. 2, 34, 146:

    si verum quaerimus,

    id. Tusc. 2, 23, 55: noli quaerere or quid quaeris? in short, in one word:

    noli quaerere: ita mihi pulcher hic dies visus est,

    id. Fam. 4, 4, 3:

    quid quaeris? biduo factus est mihi familiaris,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 2.— Hence, quaesītus, a, um, P. a., sought out.
    A.
    In a good sense, select, special, extraordinary (mostly post-Aug.): epulae quaesitissumae, Sall. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9, 9 (Sall. H. 2, 23, 4 Dietsch); comp.:

    leges quaesitiores (opp. simplices),

    Tac. A. 3, 26:

    quaesitior adulatio,

    id. ib. 3, 57.— Sup.:

    quaesitissimi honores,

    Tac. A. 2, 53.—
    B.
    In a bad sense (opp. to what is natural), far-fetched, studied, affected, assumed (class.):

    vitabit etiam quaesita nec ex tempore ficta, sed domo allata, quae plerumque sunt frigida,

    Cic. Or. 26, 89:

    ut numerus non quaesitus, sed ipse secutus esse videatur,

    id. ib. 65, 219:

    comitas,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    asperitas,

    id. ib. 5, 3.—
    C.
    Subst.: quaesītum, i, n.
    1.
    A question ( poet.):

    accipe quaesiti causam,

    Ov. M. 4, 793; id. F. 1, 278; Hor. S. 2, 6, 82.—
    2.
    A question as a rhetorical figure, = pusma, Mart. Cap. 5, § 524.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > quaero

  • 2 quaero

    I.
    to miss, want / seek to know / obtain, get.
    II.
    to seek, search for / ask, enquire, search for
    to seek, search for, get, obtain

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > quaero

  • 3 quero

    I.
    to miss, want / seek to know / obtain, get.
    II.
    to seek, search for / ask, enquire, search for
    to seek, search for, get, obtain

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > quero

  • 4 circumspiciō

        circumspiciō ēxī （perf. circumspēxtī, T.), ectus, ere    [circum + specio], to look about, cast a look around, observe, see: circumspicio; nusquam (sc. te video), T.: coniunx ubi sit, O.: nec suspicit nec circumspicit: nusquam circumspiciens aut respiciens, L.—Fig., to exercise foresight, be cautious, take heed: esse circumspiciendum diligenter, ut, etc.—To view on all sides, survey: sua circumspicere quid secum portare posset, Cs.: amictūs, to review, O.: turris circumspicit undas, commands, O.—To descry, get sight of, discern: saxum, V.— Fig., to view mentally, survey, ponder, weigh, consider: consilia animo, Cs.: circumspectis rebus omnibus: procellas quae impendent: circumspicere, quibus necesse sit, etc.: animo, qui sint exitūs rerum: quosnam consules facerent, L.: usque eone te diligis et magnifice circumspicis? are you so haughty? — To look about for, seek for: tecta ac recessum, L.: alium (arietem), V.
    * * *
    circumspicere, circumspexi, circumspectus V
    look around/over/for, survey; inspect; search for/seek; examine/review; ponder

    Latin-English dictionary > circumspiciō

  • 5 contendo

    con-tendo, di, tum, 3, v. a. and n., to stretch, stretch out vigorously, to draw tight, strain.
    I.
    Lit. (rare and mostly poet.):

    arcum,

    Verg. A. 12, 815; Ov. M. 6, 286; id. R. Am. 435: tormenta, Sisen. ap. Non. p. 258, 27; Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: muscipula, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 181, 31:

    tenacia vincla,

    Verg. G. 4, 412:

    ilia risu,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 285: pontem in alto, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 21 Müll. (Ann. v. 358 Vahl.):

    oculi contendunt se,

    Lucr. 4, 810.— Of stringed instruments, to tune by stretching the strings:

    ut in fidibus pluribus, si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 75; cf. infra, P. a.—
    B.
    Meton.
    1.
    (Causa pro effectu.) Of weapons, to shoot, hurl, dart, throw:

    infensam hastam,

    Verg. A. 10, 521:

    tela,

    id. ib. 12, 815:

    sagittas nervo,

    Sil. 1, 323:

    telum aërias in auras,

    Verg. A. 5, 520. —
    2.
    Of places, neutr., to stretch, reach, extend:

    haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem,

    Calp. Ecl. 7, 30:

    Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam ejus regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit,

    Plin. 6, 8, 8, § 24.—
    II.
    Trop. (freq. in prose and poetry); act., to strain eagerly, to stretch, exert, to direct one's mental powers to something, to pursue or strive for earnestly; or neutr., to exert one's self, to strive zealously for something, etc.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Act.
    (α).
    With acc.:

    magnum fortasse onus, verum tamen dignum, in quo omnis nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35; cf.:

    contendit omnis nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat, etc.,

    id. Fat. 10, 21:

    summas vires de palmā,

    Lucr. 4, 990:

    animum in curas,

    Ov. P. 1, 5, 11:

    quo se dira libido,

    Lucr. 4, 1043:

    tamen id sibi contendendum aut aliter non transducendum exercitum existimabat,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.:

    id contendere et laborare, ne ea, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 31; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52: et petere imperium populi et contendere honores, Varr. ap. Non. p. 259, 32.—
    (β).
    With inf., to exert one's self vigorously to do something, to apply one's self with zeal to, to go to:

    hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 21:

    summā vi transcendere in hostium naves,

    id. ib. 3, 15:

    fugā salutem petere,

    id. ib. al.; Quint. 10, 1, 125:

    neque ego nunc hoc contendo... mutare animum, sed, etc.,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38.—
    2.
    Neutr.:

    quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere... tantum fac ut efficias,

    Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6.— With ut:

    quántum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat,

    Cic. Lig. 3, 6; so,

    remis, ut eam partem insulae caperet,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 8 et saep.:

    contende quaeso atque elabora, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42.— Absol.:

    vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 38 al.:

    non possis oculo quantum contendere Lynceus (= collineare),

    to aim at, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28.—
    B.
    In partic.,
    1.
    To direct or bend one's course eagerly somewhere; or, neutr., to strive to get to a place, to seek to arrive at, to go, march, or journey hastily to, etc.
    a.
    Act.
    (α).
    With acc. (very rare):

    rectā plateā cursum suum,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58:

    nocte unā tantum itineris,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97.—
    (β).
    With inf. (freq.):

    Bibracte ire,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 23; so,

    ire cum his legionibus,

    id. ib. 1, 10:

    in Britanniam proficisci,

    id. ib. 4, 20:

    in provinciam reverti,

    id. ib. 3, 6 fin.:

    Dyrrhachium petere,

    Cic. Planc. 41, 97; cf.:

    proxima litora petere cursu,

    Verg. A. 1, 158; and:

    iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā petere,

    Cic. Planc. 40, 96 Wund.—
    b.
    Neutr. (so most freq.):

    in Italiam magnis itineribus,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 10; cf.:

    huc magnis itineribus,

    id. ib. 1, 38 fin.:

    huc magno cursu,

    id. ib. 3, 19:

    inde in Italiam,

    id. ib. 1, 33:

    in fines Sigambrorum,

    id. ib. 4, 18:

    in castra,

    id. ib. 4, 37:

    ex eo loco ad flumen,

    id. ib. 2, 9:

    ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum,

    id. ib. 1, 27 fin.:

    ad oppidum Noviodunum,

    id. ib. 2, 12:

    ad castra,

    id. ib. 2, 19 fin.; 3, 24 fin.:

    ad hostes,

    id. ib. 5, 9:

    ad Amanum,

    Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. ap. Non. p. 260, 19:

    Lacedaemonem,

    Nep. Cim. 3, 3:

    domum,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 24 fin. et saep.:

    ad ultimum animo,

    Cic. Mur. 31, 65; cf.:

    magna spectare atque ad ea rectis studiis contendere,

    id. Off. 2, 13, 44:

    ad summam laudem gloriamque maximis laboribus et periculis,

    id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:

    ad salutem,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin. —
    2.
    ( Neutr.) To measure or try one's strength with, with weapons, by words, in action, etc.; to strive, dispute, fight, contend against, vie with; constr. with cum aliquo, contra or adversus aliquem, the dat., inter se, or absol.
    (α).
    Cum aliquo:

    neque post id tempus umquam summis nobiscum copiis hostes contenderunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 17 fin.; 1, 36:

    cum Sequanis bello,

    id. ib. 7, 67 fin.:

    cum eo armis,

    Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2:

    cum magnis legionibus parvā manu,

    Sall. C. 53, 3:

    cum barbaro,

    Nep. Con. 4, 3:

    cum victore,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 42:

    mecum ingenio et arte,

    Prop. 2 (3), 24, 23 al.:

    cum eo de principatu,

    Nep. Arist. 1, 1; cf. id. Ages. 1, 4 al.:

    divitiis et sumptibus, non probitate neque industriā cum majoribus suis,

    Sall. J. 4, 7:

    humilitas cum dignitate et amplitudine,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136.—So with acc. of neutr. pron.:

    tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78.—
    (β).
    Contra aliquem:

    contra populum Romanum armis,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    tauri pro vitulis contra leones summā vi impetuque contendunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:

    contra vim gravitatemque morbi,

    id. Phil. 9, 7, 15:

    nihil contra naturam universam,

    id. Off. 1, 31, 110; Cat. 64, 101.—
    * (γ).
    Adversus aliquem: non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 2.—
    (δ).
    With dat. ( poet.):

    hirundo cycnis,

    Lucr. 3, 6:

    Homero,

    Prop. 1, 7, 3; 1, 14, 7:

    Pindaricis plectris,

    Stat. S. 1, 3, 101.—
    (ε).
    Inter se:

    hi cum tantopere de potentatu inter se multos annos contenderent,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; 1, 5, 3:

    viribus inter se,

    Lucr. 3, 784.— Impers.:

    interim proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur,

    the contest was carried on, Caes. B. G. 2, 9.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    proelio,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 1, 50 fin.;

    3, 28 al.: magis virtute quam dolo,

    id. ib. 1, 13; Nep. Epam. 2, 5:

    translatio non habet quaestionem, de quā contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit,

    Quint. 3, 6, 72; cf. id. 6, 1, 50; 7, 9, 3 al.— Impers.:

    summo jure contenditur,

    Cic. Caecin. 23, 65:

    de his lite contenditur,

    Quint. 3, 4, 8:

    de personis judicatur, sed de rebus contenditur,

    id. 10, 5, 13.—
    * b.
    In auctions, to vie with in bidding, to bid against: is liceri non destitit;

    illi quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 42, § 99.—
    3.
    ( Act.) To place together in comparison, to compare, contrast; constr. with cum, ad, the dat., or acc. only.
    (α).
    With cum: tuam iram contra cum ira Liberi, Naev. ap. Non. p. 259, 7; Caecil. ib. p. 259, 1:

    id cum defensione nostrā,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93:

    rationem meam cum tuā ratione,

    id. N. D. 3, 4, 10; Tac. A. 4, 32 al.: suam vitam mecum, Licinius, Macer. ap. Non. p. 259, 3.—
    * (β).
    With ad: ut vim contendas tuam ad majestatem viri, Att. ap. Non. p. 259, 5 (Trag. Rel. v. 648 Rib.).—
    (γ).
    With dat.: Thestiadas Ledae, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 258, 30:

    vellera potantia Aquinatem fucum Sidonio ostro,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. Grat. Act. 14 al.—
    (δ).
    With [p. 447] acc. only: anulum, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 258, 29:

    ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 25:

    leges,

    id. Inv. 2, 49, 145:

    suam quaeque nobilitatem, formam, opes,

    Tac. A. 12, 1:

    vetera et praesentia,

    id. ib. 13, 3.—
    4.
    ( Act.) To demand, ask, solicit, entreat, beg earnestly, to seek to gain:

    cum a me peteret et summe contenderet, ut suum propinquum defenderem,

    Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    verecundius a te, si quae magna res mihi petenda esset, contenderem,

    id. Fam. 2, 6, 1; so,

    ab aliquo,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 131; id. de Or. 1, 36, 166; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4; id. Fam. 13, 7, 3; cf.:

    a magistris de proferendo die,

    id. ib. 12, 30, 5; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 15:

    ne quid contra aequitatem,

    id. Off. 2, 20, 71:

    omni opere, ut, etc.,

    Suet. Dom. 2:

    magno opere, ne, etc.,

    id. Aug. 27; id. Vit. 3:

    pertinaciter,

    id. Caes. 1.—
    5.
    ( Act.) To assert, affirm earnestly, to maintain or contend energetically.
    (α).
    With acc. and inf.:

    sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cujuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum,

    Cic. Planc. 19, 48; id. Sest. 50, 107; id. Arch. 7, 15:

    apud eos contendit falsa esse delata,

    Nep. Them. 7, 2; id. Epam. 8, 1:

    illud pro me majoribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos... scientes fuisse,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5; Quint. prooem. § 11; 1, 2, 25; Suet. Calig. 15; id. Dom. 6; Lucr. 5, 1343; Cat. 44, 4; Ov. M. 2, 855; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37 al.—
    (β).
    Absol. (very rare):

    si manantia corpuscula iter claudunt, ut Asclepiades contendit,

    Cels. 1, praef. § 28.—Hence, contentus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., stretched, strained, tense, tight:

    qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,

    Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:

    acies oculorum,

    Lucr. 1, 325; cf.:

    contentis oculis prosequi aliquem,

    Suet. Tib. 7:

    contentis corporibus facilius feruntur onera (opp. remissa),

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.:

    contentā cervice trahunt plaustra (boves),

    Verg. G. 3, 536:

    Placideiani contento poplite miror Proelia,

    with the knee stiffly bent, Hor. S. 2, 7, 97.—
    B.
    Trop., eager, intent:

    contenta mens fuit in eā ratione,

    Lucr. 4, 965; cf. Ov. M. 15, 515:

    et contentā voce atrociter dicere et summissā leniter,

    Cic. Or. 17, 56:

    ad tribunatum contento studio cursuque veniamus,

    id. Sest. 6, 13.— Sup.:

    contentissimā voce clamitans,

    App. M. 4, p. 147.— Adv.: con-tentē, earnestly, with great exertion, vehemently:

    pro se dicere... mittere contentius,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; cf.:

    acriter atque contente pro suis decretis propugnare,

    Gell. 18, 1, 2:

    contentissime clamitare, App. Flor. n. 8: contentius ambulare,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97:

    ornamentis iisdem uti fere licebit, alias contentius, alias summissius,

    id. de Or. 3, 55, 212:

    aliquid curiose atque contente lectitare,

    Gell. 3, 3, 1.

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  • 6 circumspicio

    circum-spĭcĭo, exi, ectum, 3 ( perf. sync. circumspexti, Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 55; inf. sync. circumspexe, Varr. ap. Non. p. 106, 16, or Sat. Men. 82), v. n. and a. (class.).
    I.
    Neutr., to look about one ' s self, to cast a look around; or, with an obj.-clause, to observe, see, look about:

    circumspicedum, numquis est, Sermonem nostrum quiaucupet,

    see whether there is any one, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 41; 2, 2, 43; Ter. And. 2, 2, 20;

    Varr. l. l.: suus conjux ubi sit circumspicit,

    Ov. M. 1, 605:

    circumspicere late,

    Quint. 10, 3, 29:

    num quid circumspexti?

    Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 55:

    diversi circumspiciunt,

    Verg. A. 9, 416:

    qui in auspicium adhibetur nec suspicit nec circumspicit,

    Cic. Div. 2, 34, 72:

    circumspicit, aestuat, of one in trouble or perplexity,

    id. Rosc. Com. 14, 43; cf. Liv. 21, 22, 7.—
    (β).
    Sometimes circumspicere se, to look about one ' s self:

    circumspicedum te, ne quis adsit arbiter,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 109; Varr. ap. Non. p. 106, 16;

    Auct. B. Afr. 47: numquamne te circumspicies?

    Cic. Par. 4, 2, 30.—In partic., to look about one ' s self with haughtiness; to think highly of one ' s self:

    usque eone te diligis et magnifice circumspicis?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 5;

    and trop. of language: Romanus sermo magis se circumspicit et aestimat praebetque aestimandum,

    Sen. Ep. 40, 11.—
    B.
    Trop., to exercise foresight, be cautious, take heed:

    esse circumspiciendum diligenter, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 10: cui mandetis (rempublicam) circumspicite [p. 342] Sall. H. 2, 41, 10 Dietsch.—Esp. freq.,
    II.
    Act., to view on all sides, to survey:

    cum sua quisque miles circumspiceret,

    looked carefully to see, Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Liv. 9, 28, 5:

    tam latā acie ne ex medio quidem cornua sua circumspicere poterant,

    Liv. 37, 41, 4:

    lucos,

    Ov. M. 5, 265:

    amictus,

    to review, id. ib. 4, 318; so,

    habitum suum,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 11, 3; cf. under circumspectus, adv.—
    2.
    To descry, get sight of by looking around:

    saxum circumspicit ingens,

    Verg. A. 12, 896:

    Athin,

    Ov. M. 5, 72.—
    B.
    Transf., of things:

    in latus omne patens turris circumspicit undas,

    Ov. H. 6, 69.—
    C.
    Trop.
    1.
    To view something mentally, to survey, ponder upon, weigh, consider (syn.:

    considero, perpendo): reliqua ejus consilia animo circumspiciebat,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 5:

    circumspicite paulisper mentibus vestris hosce ipsos homines,

    Cic. Sull. 25, 70; cf.

    se,

    id. Par. 4, 2, 30:

    neque temere consulem saltatorem vocare, sed circumspicere, quibus praeterea vitiis adfectum esse necesse sit eum, etc.,

    id. Mur. 6, 13.—So with rel. -clause, Sall. H. 2, 41 Dietsch; Sen. Ep. 70, 5; Calp. Ecl. 5, 95:

    circumspectis rebus omnibus rationibusque subductis summam feci,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

    permulta sunt in causis circumspicienda, ne quid offendas,

    id. de Or. 2, 74, 301; id. Agr. 1, 8, 23; id. Fam. 5, 13, 3:

    circumspicite celeriter animo, qui sint rerum exitus consecuti,

    id. Leg. 2, 17, 42:

    vide, quaere, circumspice, si quis est forte ex eā provinciā qui te nolit perisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 77, § 180; id. Clu. 53, 147; id. Cat. 4, 2, 4; Liv. 23, 20, 6; cf. Tac. H. 2, 6; Suet. Aug. 63.—With ut and subj., Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 10; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 87:

    cum circumspicerent Patres quosnam consules facerent,

    Liv. 27, 34, 1.—
    2.
    To look about for something with desire, to seek for, etc. (so mostly since the Aug. per.):

    nec, sicut aestivas aves, statim auctumno tecta ac recessum circumspicere,

    Liv. 5, 6, 2; 7, 14, 6:

    externa auxilia,

    id. 1, 30, 6; cf. Just. 22, 5, 4:

    fugam,

    Tac. A. 14, 35; Just. 2, 12, 26:

    novas belli causas,

    id. 31, 1, 8; Verg. G. 3, 390; Plin. Ep. 3, 3, 3:

    peregrinos reges sibi,

    Just. 40, 1, 1; 22, 5, 4:

    viresque suas circumspectantes his validiores,

    Amm. 22, 8, 18.—Hence, circumspectus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Of things, weighed with care, well considered, guarded, circumspect (perh. not ante - Aug.):

    verba non circumspecta,

    Ov. F. 5, 539:

    judicium,

    Quint. 10, 1, 26:

    interrogatio,

    id. 5, 7, 31:

    moderatio animi,

    Val. Max. 4, 3, 4:

    circumspectissima sanctio decreti,

    id. 1, 1, 20.—
    2.
    Transf. to the person who carefully weighs a thing, circumspect, considerate, cautious, wary, provident, heedful:

    modo circumspectus et sagax, modo inconsultus et praeceps,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    circumspectissimus et prudentissimus princeps,

    id. Tib. 21:

    tenues et circumspecti,

    Quint. 12, 10, 23; Cels. 3, 9 fin.:

    omnes,

    Col. 1, 8, 16; 1, 7, 12:

    sive aliquis circumspectior est,

    Sen. Q. N. 5, 1, 5.—Of dogs:

    assidui et circumspecti magis quam temeraril,

    Col. 7, 12, 5.—
    B.
    In late Lat., worthy of consideration, respected, distinguished:

    circumspectum et verecundum nomen populi Romani,

    Amm. 14, 6, 6:

    colores,

    id. 28, 4, 12:

    circumspectus genere, famā potentiāque,

    id. 18, 10, 1.—Hence, circumspectē, adv., with consideration, with mature deliberation, warily, cautiously, considerately, circumspectly, etc.:

    circumspecte compositeque indutus et amictus,

    Gell. 1, 5, 2 (cf. supra, II. D.):

    circumspecte vestiti,

    Amm. 27, 3, 14:

    circumspecte facti versus,

    Gell. 9, 10, 6:

    facere aliquid,

    Dig. 4, 4, 7, § 8: parcius et circumspectius faciendum est, * Quint. 9, 2, 69:

    circumspectius donare, eligere eos, in quos merita conferantur,

    Sen. Ben. 3, 14, 1.

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