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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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