Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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Mental and Sensory Operations
English Latin
look down on, despise despicio
believe, think credo, credidi, creditus
be used to, accustomed to consuesco, -suevi, -suetus
consider, reflect, think cogito, -avi, -atus
distinguish, decide cerno, crevi, cretus
air, breeze aura
look at specto, -avi -atus
stop, cease desino
collect colligo
safe tutus
decide, decree, resolve decerno
deceitful, false fallax fallac-
look at aspicio, aspexi, aspectum
be accustomed to soleo, solitus
establish, determine appoint constituo, -ui, -utus
permit, allow, situate sino, sivi, situs
wish, consent voluntas voluntat-
know scio, scivi (or scii), scitus
envy (noun) invidia
not know, be ignorant of nescio
gold aurum
false falsus
perceive, recognize, acknowledge agnosco
write scribo, scripsi, scriptus
prefer malo, malle, malui
feel, perceive, think sentio, sensi, sensus
think, judge, decide existimo, -avi, -atus
elect, select eligo
fly volo, -avi, -atus
doubtful, dubious, hesitant dubius
learn disco, didici
cogitation, reflection cogitatio, cogitation-
wait for, expect exspecto
establish, arrange, decide, introduce instituo
settle, resolve, aim, make fast destino, -avi, -atus
become acuainted with, recognize, know nosco, novi, notus
ear auris
teach doceo, docui, doctus
understand, know intelligo (or intellego), -lexi, -lectus
wish, be willing volo, velle, volui
custom consuetudo, consuetudin-
look up to, look upwards, suspect suspicio
pleasure voluptas, voluptat-
be unwilling, not wish nolo, nolle, nolui
hear audio, audivi, auditus
give an opinion, think, vote censeo, censui, census
look at, come to see, call upon viso, visi, visus
accused person, defendant in a trial reus
look at, look after, guard tueor, tutus
sense, feeling sensus
opinion, thought, sentence sententia
training, discipline disciplina
decide, think, stand, set up statuo, statui statutus
look back, reflect respicio
not know, be ignorant of ignoro, -avi, -atus
catch sight of perceive conspicio
fool, deceive, escape notice, be mistaken fallo, fefelli, falsus
accustomed to assuetus
gaze at intueor, intuitus
envy (verb) invideo
watch, be awake vigilo, -avi, -atus
doubt, hesitate dubito, -avi, -atus
think, suppose, reckon puto, -avi, -atus
think, suppose, judge reor, ratus (dep)
read, select lego, legil lectus
flying, a bird volucer, volucr-
become acquainted with, know cognosco
think, judge arbitror, arbitratus (dep)
see video, vidi, visus



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