(verb) : prospecto, āvi, ātum, 1, prospicio
* To look forth upon, look out; to look at, view, behold, see afar off, gaze upon: mare,Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2.
* Lit.: pars ex tectis fenestrisque prospectant,Liv. 24, 21; cf. Verg. A. 7, 813: Campani moenia urbis prospectantes repleverant,Liv. 23, 47, 3: hostem,id. 22, 14, 11: e terrā aliquem,id. 29, 26, 8: intenti proelium equestre prospectabant,Sall. J. 60, 3: incendium e turri,Suet. Ner. 38: e puppi pontum,Ov. M. 3, 651: Capitolia ab excelsā aede,id. ib. 15, 841: prospectans maesta carinam,Cat. 64, 52.—Absol.: astris prospectantibus,Stat. S. 5, 1, 124.—Impers. pass.: quā longissime prospectari poterat,Tac. A. 3, 1.
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* Trop.
* Of localities, to look towards, to lie or be situate towards any quarter (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): villa, quae monte summo posita Prospectat Siculum,Phaedr. 2, 5, 10: villa, quae subjectos sinus editissima prospectat,Tac. A. 14, 9: septentrionem,id. H. 5, 6: locus late prospectans,furnishing a wide prospect,id. ib. 3, 60: thermae prospicientes viam sacram,Sen. Contr. 4 (9), 27, 18: hos (campos) ad occasum conversa prospectat,Curt. 6, 4, 17; Tib. 1, 7, 19; Sil. 3, 418.
* To look forward to, to expect a thing; to hope, look out for, await (class.): exsilium,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 17, § 44: diem de die prospectans, ecquod auxilium ab dictatore appareret,Liv. 5, 48.
* To await, impend over, threaten one: te quoque fata Prospectant paria,Verg. A. 10, 741.
* To foresee (post-class.): prospectandi cognitio,App. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 24, 35.

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