† spectv.¹

Etymology: < Latin spectāre to look.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To look or face in a specified direction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > have specific aspect

beholda1382

look?1440

stand?1473

turn1535

prospect1555

spect1585

face1638

point1859

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xvi. 17 b Ther is another port which specteth towards the North.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. vi. 35 The yle of Chio..lyeth in the sea Ionique specting Eastwardes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

spectv.²

Forms: Also spec, speck, 'spect, etc.

Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of expect v. or suspect v.

nonstandard (chiefly U.S.).

(I) expect, suspect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)]

weenOE

weenc1000

thinklOE

lookc1225

hopec1330

trusta1387

wait onc1390

supposea1393

to wait after ——1393

to look after ——c1400

thinkc1480

attend1483

suppone1490

expect1535

to expect for1538

aspect1548

respect1549

look1560

ween1589

attend1591

propose1594

await1608

to presume on, upon, or of1608

to look forwards1637

prospect1652

to look for ——a1677

augur1678

anticipate1749

to look to ——1782

spect1839

contemplate1841–8

to look forward1848

eye1979

1839 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation (1863) xii. 118 Good for colored folks, missis; me 'spect not good enough for white people.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xx. 38 I spect I grow'd. Don't think nobody never made me.

1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 59 Speck (spec). Used by negroes for both expect and suspect.

1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xx. 182 'Spect's you wants yer breakfus'—same's me!

1927 A. P. Randolph in Messenger Mar. 94/1 What's th' matter wid you? 'Specks you got dat Randolph fever, too, eh?

1976 Washington Post 7 Nov. k2/2 We'll teach them..how to say: I SPEC (as in ‘I spec I will do that.’).

1976 C. Dexter Last seen Wearing xix. 151 ‘Has the wife got the chips on, Lewis?’ ‘I 'spect so.’

1977 F. Parrish Fire in Barley x. 106 I 'speck you want me to feed the zoo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	spect
释义	† spectv.¹ Etymology: < Latin spectāre to look. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To look or face in a specified direction. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > have specific aspect beholda1382 look?1440 stand?1473 turn1535 prospect1555 spect1585 face1638 point1859 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. xvi. 17 b Ther is another port which specteth towards the North. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie ii. vi. 35 The yle of Chio..lyeth in the sea Ionique specting Eastwardes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2018). spectv.² Forms: Also spec, speck, 'spect, etc. Etymology: Representing a pronunciation of expect v. or suspect v. nonstandard (chiefly U.S.). (I) expect, suspect. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expect [verb (transitive)] weenOE weenc1000 thinklOE lookc1225 hopec1330 trusta1387 wait onc1390 supposea1393 to wait after ——1393 to look after ——c1400 thinkc1480 attend1483 suppone1490 expect1535 to expect for1538 aspect1548 respect1549 look1560 ween1589 attend1591 propose1594 await1608 to presume on, upon, or of1608 to look forwards1637 prospect1652 to look for ——a1677 augur1678 anticipate1749 to look to ——1782 spect1839 contemplate1841–8 to look forward1848 eye1979 1839 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation (1863) xii. 118 Good for colored folks, missis; me 'spect not good enough for white people. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xx. 38 I spect I grow'd. Don't think nobody never made me. 1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 59 Speck (spec). Used by negroes for both expect and suspect. 1914 ‘Bartimeus’ Naval Occasions xx. 182 'Spect's you wants yer breakfus'—same's me! 1927 A. P. Randolph in Messenger Mar. 94/1 What's th' matter wid you? 'Specks you got dat Randolph fever, too, eh? 1976 Washington Post 7 Nov. k2/2 We'll teach them..how to say: I SPEC (as in ‘I spec I will do that.’). 1976 C. Dexter Last seen Wearing xix. 151 ‘Has the wife got the chips on, Lewis?’ ‘I 'spect so.’ 1977 F. Parrish Fire in Barley x. 106 I 'speck you want me to feed the zoo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < v.¹1585v.²1839
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