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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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