spectate
verb /spekˈteɪt/
/spekˈteɪt/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spectate | /spekˈteɪt/ /spekˈteɪt/ |
| he / she / it spectates | /spekˈteɪts/ /spekˈteɪts/ |
| past simple spectated | /spekˈteɪtɪd/ /spekˈteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle spectated | /spekˈteɪtɪd/ /spekˈteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form spectating | /spekˈteɪtɪŋ/ /spekˈteɪtɪŋ/ |
- to watch something, especially a sports eventWord Originearly 18th cent.: back-formation from spectator.