(v. n.P. a.adv.adv.) : prō-spĭcĭo, exi, ectum, 3, v. n. and
* A. [specio].
* Neutr., to look forward or into the distance, to look out, to look, see (class.).
* In gen.: neque post respiciens, neque ante prospiciens, Varr. ap. Non. 443, 2: parum prospiciunt oculi,do not see well,Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 8; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 38: grues volant ad prospiciendum alte,Plin. 10, 23, 30, § 58: ex superioribus locis prospicere in urbem,Caes. B. C. 2, 5: multum,to have an extensive prospect,Cic. Fam. 7, 20, 1: per umbram,Verg. A. 2, 733: procul,id. ib. 12, 353: ex moenibus,Hor. C. 3, 2, 8: longe lateque, Auct. B. Hisp. 8.
* Act., to see afar off, to discern, descry, espy.
* To look out, to watch, be on the watch: puer ab januā prospiciens,Nep. Hann. 12, 4: pavorem simulans (feles) prospexit toto die,Phaedr. 2, 4, 20: Michol prospiciens per fenestram,Vulg. 2 Reg. 6, 16; cf. Ambros. Off. 2, 29, 46.
* To look or see to beforehand, to exercise foresight, to look out for, take care of, provide for any thing: ego jam prospiciam mihi,Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 50: consulere ac prospicere debemus, ut, etc.,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 133: prospicite atque consulite,id. ib. 2, 1, 8, § 22: ut prospicias et consulas rationibus meis,id. Fam. 3, 2, 1: consulite vobis, prospicite patriae,id. Cat. 4, 2, 3: homo longe in posterum prospiciens,id. Fam. 2, 8, 1: ut illum intellegatis non longe animo prospexisse morientem,id. Clu. 12, 34: prospicite, ut, etc.,id. Font. 17, 39: statuebat prospiciendum, ne, etc.,Caes. B. G. 5, 7: in annum,Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 3.—Impers. pass.: senatusconsulto prospectum est, ne, etc.,Paul. Sent. 4, 2.— Absol.: malo nos prospicere quam ulcisci, Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 24: plagae crescunt, Nisi prospicis,id. Phorm. 5, 2, 17.
* In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): Italiam summā ab undā,Verg. A. 6, 357: campos Prospexit longe,id. ib. 11, 909; Hor. C. 3, 25, 10: moenia urbis Tarpeiā de rupe,Luc. 1, 195: ex speculis adventantem hostium classem,Liv. 21, 49, 8: ut hostium agmen inde prospicerent,Curt. 3, 8, 26: ex edito monte cuncta,id. 7, 6, 4.
* Transf., of situations, to have or command a view of, look or lie towards, to overlook: domus prospicit agros,Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 23: cenatio latissimum mare, amoenissimas villas prospicit,Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 12; Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72; Phaedr. 2, 5, 10: freta prospiciens Tmolus,Ov. M. 11, 150; 8, 330.
* In partic.
* To look at attentively, to gaze at (very rare): aliquem propter aliquid,Nep. Dat. 3, 3.
* Prōspĭcĭ-ens, entis, P. a., endowed with foresight, Gell. 2, 29, 1.
* Prōspĭcĭenter, adv., providently, considerately, carefully (post-class.): res prospicienter animadversas,Gell. 2, 29, 1.
* Prōspectē, adv., providently, deliberately, considerately, advisedly, prudently (post-class.): decernere,Tert. Apol. 6.—Sup.: adhaerebit bono,Aug. Ep. ad Maced. 55.

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