specto

spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae
they come to look, they come to be looked at themselves nihil spectat nisi fugam
he looks to nothing except flight quo spectat haec oratio?
what end does this speech look to?

spectō, āvī, ātus, 1, intens. a. and n.: to look at, view, gaze at, 5.655; (fig.), examine, prove, try, test, approve, 8.151; estimate, 9.235; n., look on, 10.760. (speciō, look)

specto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. [specio], to look at, behold; to gaze at, watch, observe, etc. (freq. and class.; syn.: adspicio, speculor, conspicor, contueor).

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.
  • • • • α With acc.: speculum a speciendo, quod ibi se spectant, Varr. L. L. 5, § 129 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 6, § 82 ib.: si vis videre ludos jucundissimos ... amores tuos si vis spectare, Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 81 (209): spectare aliquid et visere, Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 44: taceas, me spectes, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 90 (680): quid illas spectas? id. Rud. 3, 4, 54 (759); id. Am. 1, 1, 268 (420): ere, ne me spectes, Ter. Eun. 988: corpora, Lucr. 4, 1102: ingentes acervos, Hor. C. 2, 2, 24: gaude quod spectant oculi te mille loquentem, id. Ep. 1, 6, 19: cum modo me spectas oculis protervis, Ov. H. 16 (17), 77: spectari tergo, id. A. A. 3, 774: Zoroaster primus siderum motus diligentissime spectasse dicitur, Just. 1, 1, 9.—
        • β With rel.clause: tacitus te sequor, Spectans quas tu res hoc ornatu geras, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 2 (110): specta quam arcte dormiunt, id. Most. 3, 2, 144 (833); cf.: saepe tui, specto, si sint in litore passus, Ov. H. 18 (19), 27.—
        • γ Absol.: vise, specta tuo arbitratu, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 106 (795): Am. Sosia, age me huc aspice. So. Specto, id. Am. 2, 2, 119 (751): quam magis specto, minus placet mihi hominis facies, id. Trin. 4, 2, 19 (861): alte spectare, Cic. Rep. 6, 23, 25: populo spectante, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 60.—
        • δ With ad, in, per, or adv. of place: spectare ad carceris oras, Enn. Ann. 1, 102: quaeso huc ad me specta, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 149 (838); so, ad me, Afran. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 16: ad dexteram, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 1 (711): tota domus, quae spectat in nos solos, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 58: ego limis specto Sic per flabellum clanculum, Ter. Eun. 601: quoquo hic spectabit, eo tu spectato simul, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 69 (858).—
        • ε Impers. pass. with subj. or final clause: cum plausu congregari feros (pisces) ad cibum assuetudine, in quibusdam vivariis spectetur, Plin. 10, 70, 89, § 193: spectandum ne quoi anulum det, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 33 (778). —
        • ζ With inf.: spectet currere Gangem, Sen. Herc. Oet. 629: minaces ire per caelum faces specta, id. ib. 325.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To look at or see (a play or an actor) as a spectator, to look on: fabulam, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 37 (215): Megalesia, Cic. Har. Resp. 11, 22; Hor. A. P. 190: ludos, id. S. 2, 6, 48; 2, 8, 79; id. Ep. 2, 1, 203; Suet. Aug. 40; 53 al.: Circenses, id. ib. 45; id. Claud. 4: pugiles, id. Aug. 45: artifices saltationis, id. Tit. 7 al.—With inf.: spectavi ego pridem Comicos ad istum modum Sapienter dicta dicere atque is plaudier, Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 23 (1249): matronae tacitae spectent, tacitae rideant, id. Poen. prol. 32: jam hic deludetur (Amphitruo), spectatores, vobis spectantibus, id. Am. 3, 4, 15 (998); cf. id. ib. prol. 151. —Hence, very often in inscrr. and tesseris: GLADIATORIIS SP., i. e. spectatus, of a gladiator who had stood the first public fight, Inscr. Orell. 2561 sq.; cf.: Morcelli delle tessere degli spettacoli Roma, Becker, Antiq. 4, p. 562.—
    • 2 Of localities, to look, face, lie, be situated towards any quarter (syn.: prospicio, vergo); constr. usu. with ad, in, inter, etc., or an adv. of place; less freq. with acc.: (hujus insulae) alter angulus ad orientem solem, inferior ad meridiem spectat, Caes. B. G. 5, 13; so, ad orientem solem, id. ib. 7, 69: ad fretum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 66, § 169: ager, qui in ventum Favonium spectet, Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1: in urbem ... in Etruriam, Liv. 5, 5; v. also infra: Aquitania spectat inter occasum solis et septentriones, is situated to the north - west, Caes. B. G. 1, 1 fin.: quare fit, ut introversus et ad te Spectent atque ferant vestigia se omnia prorsus, Lucil. ap. Non. 402, 7; cf.: ut ora eorum deorsum spectent, Col. 12, 16, 4: vestigia Omnia te adversum spectantia, nulla retrorsum, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 75: quo (villae) spectent porticibus, Varr. R. R. 1, 4, 4: Creta altior est, quā spectat orientem, Sall. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 23 (H. 3, 58 Dietsch): Acarnania solem occidentem et mare Siculum spectat, Liv. 33, 17, 5: mediterranea regio est, orientem spectat, id. 25, 9, 10; 30, 25, 11: quae et Tanaim et Bactra spectant, Curt. 7, 7, 4; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 15; Vell. 1, 11, 3: ab eo latere, quo (Gadis) Hispaniam spectat, Plin. 4, 21, 36, § 120; 6, 17, 20, § 53.—Transf., of nations: Belgae spectant in septentriones et orientem solem, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 6: Masaesyli in regionem Hispaniae spectant, Liv. 28, 17.—
    • 3 To examine, try, test: (argentum) dare spectandum, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 35 (439): ut fulvum spectatur in ignibus aurum, Tempore sic duro est inspicienda fides, Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 25; cf.: qui pecuniā non movetur ... hunc igni spectatum arbitrantur, as having stood the test of fire, Cic. Off. 2, 11, 38; cf. spectatio, I. B., and spectator, I. B.—
• II Trop.
• • A In gen., to look at, behold, see, regard, consider (very rare): specta rem modo! Plaut. Bacch. 4, 6, 14 (783): audaciam meretricum specta, Ter. Eun. 994: importunitatem spectate aniculae, id. And. 231: suave, E terrā magnum alterius spectare laborem, Lucr. 2, 2: caeli signorum admirabilem ordinem spectat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 402, 17: ad te unum omnis mea spectat oratio, Cic. Deiot. 2, 5.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To look to a thing, as to an end or guide of action; hence, to have in view, bear in mind; to aim, strive, or endeavor after; to meditate; to tend, incline, refer, pertain, or have regard to a thing (freq. and class.; syn.: contendo, pertineo, tendo): juvenes magna spectare et ad ea rectis studiis debent contendere, Cic. Off. 2, 13, 45: nec commune bonum poterant spectare, Lucr. 5, 958: rem, non hominem, spectari oportere, Auct. Her. 1, 6, 9: nihil spectat nisi fugam, Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1: Pompeius statuisse videtur, quid vos in judicando spectare oporteret, id. Mil. 6, 15: nos ea, quae sunt in usu vitāque communi, non ea quae finguntur aut optantur spectare debemus, id. Lael. 5, 18: ingenti consensu defectionem omnes spectare, Liv. 22, 22, 21: arma et bellum, id. 3, 69, 2: Romani, desperatā ope humanā, fata et deos spectabant, id. 5, 16, 8; Curt. 9, 7, 2; Just. 13, 1, 8: tota domus quae spectat in nos solos, relies on, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 58: in philosophiā res spectatur, non verba penduntur, id. Or. 16, 51: mores, id. Off. 2, 20, 69; so (with sequi) id. de Or. 2, 50, 204: quem locum probandae virtutis tuae spectas? do you seek? Caes. B. G. 5, 44: noli spectare, quanti homo sit, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14: me spectasse semper, ut tibi possem quam maxime esse conjunctus, id. Fam. 5, 8, 3: ad imperatorias laudes, id. Vatin. 10, 24: ad suam magis gloriam quam ad salutem rei publicae, id. Sest. 16, 37: ad vitulam, Verg. E. 3, 48: cum plebes Nolana de integro ad defectionem spectaret, Liv. 23, 16, 2; so id. 23, 6, 4: ab scelere ad aliud spectare mulier scelus, id. 1, 47, 1; 34, 56, 10.—Of subjects not personal: et prima et media verba spectare debent ad ultimum, Cic. Or. 59, 200: ad arma rem spectare, id. Fam. 14, 5, 1; cf.: rem ad seditionem spectare, Liv. 25, 3, 19: ad vim spectare res coepit, id. 1, 9, 6; cf.: si ad perniciem patriae res spectabit, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 90: aliquid anquirunt, quod spectet et valeat ad bene beateque vivendum, id. ib. 2, 2, 6: ea non tam ad religionem spectant, quam ad jus sepulcrorum, belong to, concern, id. Leg. 2, 23, 58: quoniam de eo genere beneficiorum dictum est, quae ad singulos spectant: deinceps de iis, quae ad universos pertinent, disputandum est, id. Off. 2, 21, 72; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 7: artem negabat esse ullam, nisi quae cognitis et in unum exitum spectantibus, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 92: nostra consilia sempiternum tempus spectare debent, id. ib. 2, 40, 169: solvendi necessitas debitorem spectat, Dig. 2, 14, 42: res eo spectat, ut eā poenā non videamini esse contenti, Cic. Lig. 5, 13: hoc eo spectabat, ut eam (Pythiam) a Philippo corruptam diceret, id. de Div. 2, 57, 118: summa judicii mei spectat huc, ut meorum injurias ferre possim, Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 20, 46: quo igitur haec spectat oratio? Cic. Att. 8, 2, 4; cf. id. Phil. 13, 20, 46: quorsum haec omnis spectat oratio? id. ib. 7, 9, 26 et saep.: quia quicquid ad corpus spectat, et immortalitatis est expers, vanum sit, Lact. 3, 12, 33.—
    • 2 (Acc. to I. B. 3.) To judge of; to try, test (syn. probo): nemo illum ex trunco corporis spectabat, sed ex artificio comico aestimabat, Cic. Rosc. Com. 10, 28: alicujus animum ex animo suo, Ter. And. 646: non igitur ex singulis vocibus philosophi spectandi sunt, sed ex perpetuitate atque constantiā, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 31: ex meo otium tuum specto, id. Att. 12, 39: quod ego non tam fastidiose in nobis quam in histrionibus spectari puto, id. de Or. 1, 61, 258: ubi facillime spectatur mulier, quae ingenio'st bono? Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 59 (116); cf.: hominem in dubiis periclis, Lucr. 3, 55: beneficium a deteriore parte, Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 2.
• —Hence, spectātus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II. B. 2.).
• • A Tried, tested, proved (syn.: probatus, cognitus): tuam probatam et spectatam maxime adulescentiam, Lucil. ap. Non. 437, 14: homines spectati et probati, Cic. de Or. 1, 27, 124: fides spectata et diu cognita, id. Div. in Caecil. 4, 11; Ov. P. 2, 7, 82: pietas spectata per ignes, id. F. 4, 37: integritas, Liv. 26, 49, 16; cf.: homo in rebus judicandis spectatus et cognitus, Cic. Verr. 1, 10, 29: spectata ac nobilitata virtus, id. Fl. 26, 63: spectata multis magnisque rebus singularis integritas, id. Phil. 3, 10, 26: rebus spectata juventus, Verg. A. 8, 151: utebatur medico ignobili, sed spectato homine, Cleophanto, Cic. Clu. 16, 47: mores, Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 4 (171): ni virtus fidesque vestra spectata mihi forent, Sall. C. 20, 2.—Sup.: id cuique spectatissimum sit, quod occurrerit, etc., let that be the best test of each, Liv. 1, 57, 7.—With subject-clause: mihi satis spectatum est, Pompeium malle principem volentibus vobis esse quam, etc., Sall. H. 3, 61, 23 Dietsch.—
  • B In gen., looked up to, respected, esteemed, worthy, excellent: fecere tale ante alii spectati viri, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 47 (318): in perfecto et spectato viro, Cic. Lael. 2, 9: homines, id. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24: castitas, Liv. 1, 57, 10.—Comp.: quo non spectatior alter, Sil. 1, 440.—Sup.: auctoritas clarissimi et spectatissimi viri atque in primis probati, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7: spectatissima femina, id. Rosc. Am. 50, 147.—Of things (Plinian): paeninsula spectatior (with flumen clarum), Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107: spectatius artificium, id. 11, 1, 1, § 1: spectatissima laurus, id. 15, 30, 40, § 134.— Hence, adv.: spectātē, splendidly, excellently: spectatissime florere, Plin. 21, 1, 1, § 2: spectatissime ministrere, Amm.28, 3, 9.

specto, āvī, ātum, āre (Frequent. v. specio), intr. u. tr. schauen = sehen, anschauen, ansehen, betrachten, I) eig.: A) im allg.: ut spectare aliquid velimus et visere, Cic.: spectat oculis devorantibus daucos, gafst lüstern an, Mart.: taceas, me spectes, Plaut.: ebenso specta me modo, Plaut.: specta, quam arte dormiunt, Plaut.: per flabellum, Ter.: alte, in die Höhe schauen, Cic., u. (bildl.) sich ein hohes Ziel setzen, Cic.: intro, Plaut.: huc ad me, Plaut.: ad dextram, Plaut.: in nos solos, Cic.: in humum, in caelum, Lact. (vgl. Bünem. Lact. 2, 1, 14): quoquo hic spectabit, Plaut.: lumbi sedendo mi oculi spectando dolent, Plaut.: spectatumne huc venimus? Liv. – impers., cum plausu congregari feros (pisces) ad cibum assuetudine in quibusdam vivariis spectatur, Plin. – B) insbes.: 1) ein Schauspiel od. einen Schauspieler sehen, ein Sch. mit ansehen, ihm zusehen, beiwohnen, Megalesia, Cic.: fabulam, ludos, Hor.: circenses, Suet.: pugiles, Suet.: spectavi comicos ad istum modum sapienter dicta dicere, Plaut.: absol., matronae tacitae spectent, Plaut.: ut Turpione Ambivio magis delectatur, qui in prima cavea spectat, delectatur tamen etiam, qui in ultima, Cic. – 2) prägn.: a) mit dem Nebenbegr. der Bewunderung = bewundernd anschauen, gaude quod spectant oculi te mille loquentem, Hor. – b) mit dem Nbbgr. des Prüfens, prüfend betrachten, prüfen, untersuchen, cui nunc hoc (argentum) dem spectandum scio, Plaut.: spectatur in ignibus aurum, Ov. – im Bilde, hunc igni spectatum arbitrantur, die Feuerprobe bestanden, Cic. – 3) übtr., v. Örtl. usw., nach einer Gegend hinsehen, gerichtet-, gelegen sein, ad orientem solem, Caes. u. bl. ad orientem, Vitr.: ad me idiem, Caes.: ad fretum, Cic.: in ventum favonium, Varro: in Etruriam, Liv.: vestigia omnia te adversum spectantia nulla retrorsum, Hor.: inter occasum solis et septemtriones, Caes.: solem occidentem et mare Siculum, Liv.: bl. orientem, Liv. u. Sall., occidentem, Curt.: prora spectat sepulcrum, ist hingekehrt nach usw., Liv. – dah. v. Völkerschaften, Belgae spectant in septemtriones, Caes. – II) bildl.: A) im allg.: sehen, besehen, betrachten, specta rem modo, doch warte nur (als Drohung), Plaut.: audaciam specta, Ter.: alterius spectare laborem, Lucr.: caeli signorum ordinem et pulchritudinem, Cic. fr.: voluptates procul sp. (Ggstz. propter intueri), Cic. – B) insbes.: 1) nach etwas hinsehen, -sich umsehen, etwas erwarten, nach etw. streben, trachten, sich wohin neigen, wohin zielen auf etwas Rücksicht nehmen, etw. berücksichtigen, a) v. Pers.: magna, Cic.: commune bonum, Lucr.: ea quae sunt in usu vitaque communi, Cic.: mores, Cic.: locum probandae virtutis suae, Caes.: fugam, Cic.: arma, an bewaffnete Abwehr denken, Curt.: u. so arma et rebellionem, Liv. – m. folg. ut u. Konj., (me) spectasse semper, ut possem etc., Cic. ep. 5, 8, 3: qui spectant, ut pueritia splendeat, Sen. ep. 122, 7. – mit folg. ad u. Akk., ad imperatorias laudes, Cic.: ad suam magis gloriam quam ad salutem rei publicae, Cic.: si ad vitulam spectas, Verg. – b) übtr. auf abstrakte Subjekte, sehen, wohin zielen, sich neigen, auf etw. sich beziehen (s. Bünem. Lact. 3, 12, 33), et prima et media verba spectare debent ad ultimum, Cic.: ad arma, ad seditionem rem spectare, es lasse sich zum Kr., zum Aufr. an, Liv.: u. so parva ex re ad rebellionem spectare res videbatur, Liv.: ad perniciem, Cic.: ad bene beateque vivendum, Cic.: ad religionem, ad ius, Cic.: spectat alqd eo od. huc, ut etc., Cic.: quo igitur haec spectat oratio? Cic.: quorsum haec spectat omnis oratio? Cic. – 2) beurteilen, erproben, alqm ex trunco corporis, Cic.: animum tuum ex animo spectavi meo, Ter.: non ex singulis vocibus philosophi spectandi sunt, Cic.: quod non tam studiose in nobis quam in histrionibus spectari puto, Cic.: in dubiis hominem spectare periclis, Lucr.

spectō, (7) āvī, ātum, āre (fréq. de specio ), tr. et intr., ¶ 1 regarder, observer, contempler : a) tr. avec acc., Pl. Pœn. 208, etc.; Ter. Eun. 988, etc.; Cic. Tusc. 1, 44 ; b) intr., spectantibus omnibus Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 53, sous les regards de tous ; alte spectare Cic. Rep. 6, 25, regarder en haut ; ad me specta Pl. Most. 835, regarde de mon côté ; in aliquem Cic. Off. 1, 58, avoir les yeux sur qqn ¶ 2 regarder un spectacle : a) tr. Megalesia Cic. Har. 22, regarder les jeux Mégalésiens, cf. 24 ; Pl. Bacch. 215 ; Hor. S. 2, 6, 48 ; P. 190, etc. || [avec prop. inf.] voir : Pl. Rud. 1249 ; b) intr., Pl. Pœn. 32 ; Amph. 151 ¶ 3 considérer, faire attention à : audaciam meretricum specta Ter. Eun. 994, considère lʼeffronterie des courtisanes || tenir compte de : rem, non verba Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, considérer les idées, non les mots ; res spectatur, non verba penduntur Cic. Or. 51, on sʼattache aux idées, loin que lʼon pèse les mots, cf. Off. 2, 69 ; spectare quanti homo sit Cic. Q. 1, 2, 14, considérer (avoir égard à) sa valeur ¶ 4 éprouver, faire lʼessai de : spectatur in ignibus aurum Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 25, on éprouve lʼor au feu, cf. Cic. Off. 2, 38 || apprécier, juger : Cic. Com. 28 ; Tusc. 5, 31 ; Att. 12, 39 ; de Or. 1, 258 ; Lucr. 3, 55 ¶ 5 avoir en vue, viser à : a) tr., magna Cic. Off. 2, 45, se proposer un but élevé ; fugam Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1, avoir en vue la fuite, cf. Cic. Mil. 15 ; Læl. 18, etc.; Liv. 6, 33, 1 ; 22, 22, 21 ; 23, 34, 11 ; b) intr., ad imperatorias laudes Cic. Vat. 24, aspirer aux lauriers de grand capitaine ; alte Cic. Tusc. 1, 82, viser haut ; spectare ut Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3, viser à ¶ 6 [en parl. de choses] tendre à, avoir en vue : a) tr., nostra consilia sempiternum tempus spectare debent Cic. de Or. 2, 169, nos projets doivent avoir en vue lʼéternité, cf. Cic. Off. 3, 23 ; Tusc. 5, 71 ; b) intr., mea consilia ad salutem sociorum spectaverunt Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 188, tous mes projets ont eu en vue le salut des alliés ; quo hæc spectat oratio ? Cic. Att. 8, 2, 4, où tend ce propos ? in unum exitum spectantia Cic. de Or. 1, 92, choses tendant au même but || res ad cædem maximam spectat Cic. Att. 14, 13, 2, la situation tourne, tend à une horrible tuerie ; ad perorandum spectat sermo tuus Cic. Br. 292, ton exposé tend vers la conclusion ; res eo spectat, ut Cic. Lig. 13, les faits tournent à cette constatation que ; hoc eo spectabat, ut Cic. Div. 2, 118, cela aboutissait à || avoir trait à, se rapporter à : ad te unum omnis mea spectat oratio Cic. Dej. 5, cʼest à toi seul que sʼadressent mes paroles ; beneficia, quæ ad singulos spectant Cic. Off. 2, 72, les bienfaits qui ont trait aux individus séparément, cf. Cic. Off. 1, 7 ; 2, 6 ; Leg. 2, 58 ¶ 7 [en parl. de lieux] regarder, donner sur, avoir vue sur : a) tr., Liv. 25, 9, 10 ; 30, 25, 11, etc.; Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 15 ; b) intr., (pars) quæ ad fretum spectat Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 169, (la partie du rivage) qui regarde le détroit, cf. Cæs. G. 5, 13, 1 ; 5, 13, 6 ; 7, 69, 5 ; in septentrionem Cæs. G. 1, 1, 6, regarder le nord ; inter occasum solis et septentriones Cæs. G. 1, 1, 7, regarder le nord-ouest || vestigia omnia te adversum spectant Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 75, tous les pas sont tournés dans ta direction.

specto , as, are. n. act. (specio.)
看。向。對。指防。細想。估。驗。有志向。望。歸于。仰望。Quorsum haec spectat oratio? 此論有何意耶。

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• specio, to look on, look at, behold, gaze at, watch, observe, inspect, attend: alte: populo spectante, H.: limis per flabellum, T.: aliquid: spectant oculi te mille loquentem, gaze upon, H.: me oculis protervis, O.: Italiam spectatum ire, L.: Spectentur tergo, O.: Saepe tui, specto, si sint in litore passūs, O.—At plays or games, to look at, see, look on, attend: Megalesia: Fabula, quae volt spectata reponi, H.—Of places, to look, face, front, lie, be situated: (insulae) angulus ad orientem solem spectat, Cs.: ad fretum: Belgae spectant in septentrionem, Cs.: Aquitania spectat inter occasum solis et septentriones, lies towards the north-west, Cs.: vestigia Omnia te adversum spectantia, H.: regio orientem spectans, L.—Fig., to look at, behold, see, regard, consideraudaciam meretricum, T.: ad te unum omnis mea spectat oratio.—To look to, keep in view, bear in mind, aim at, strive for, meditate, consider: credo vos, magna quaedam spectantīs, gloriam concupisse: nihil spectat nisi fugam: ingenti consensu defectionem omnes spectare, L.: res potius quam auctores, L.: domus quae spectat in nos solos, relies on: quid deceat vos, non quantum liceat vobis, spectare debetis: summa iudici mei spectat huc, ut meorum iniurias ferre possim: nomen illud spectavi, neminem isti patronum futurum: ad imperatorias laudes: ad vitulam, V.—To tend, incline, refer, pertain, be directed, relate: et prima et media verba spectare debent ad ultimum: ad vim spectare res coepit, L.: hoc eo spectabat, ut diceret, etc.: quo igitur haec spectat oratio?—To examine, try, test, judge, prove: ut fulvum spectatur in ignibus aurum, sic, etc., O.: qui pecuniā non movetur . . . hunc igni spectatum arbitrantur, as tried by fire: tuom animum ex animo meo, T.: quod ego non tam fastidiose in nobis quam in histrionibus spectari puto.