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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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Mental and Sensory Operations
Latin English
censeo, censui, census give an opinion, think, vote
eligo elect, select
instituo establish, arrange, decide, introduce
volo, velle, volui wish, be willing
conspicio catch sight of perceive
sentio, sensi, sensus feel, perceive, think
nolo, nolle, nolui be unwilling, not wish
sensus sense, feeling
cognosco become acquainted with, know
destino, -avi, -atus settle, resolve, aim, make fast
colligo collect
nescio not know, be ignorant of
vigilo, -avi, -atus watch, be awake
consuesco, -suevi, -suetus be used to, accustomed to
arbitror, arbitratus (dep) think, judge
fallo, fefelli, falsus fool, deceive, escape notice, be mistaken
volo, -avi, -atus fly
suspicio look up to, look upwards, suspect
doceo, docui, doctus teach
intelligo (or intellego), -lexi, -lectus understand, know
despicio look down on, despise
invidia envy (noun)
reus accused person, defendant in a trial
credo, credidi, creditus believe, think
agnosco perceive, recognize, acknowledge
reor, ratus (dep) think, suppose, judge
auris ear
disciplina training, discipline
tueor, tutus look at, look after, guard
voluntas voluntat- wish, consent
disco, didici learn
voluptas, voluptat- pleasure
video, vidi, visus see
exspecto wait for, expect
cerno, crevi, cretus distinguish, decide
tutus safe
puto, -avi, -atus think, suppose, reckon
consuetudo, consuetudin- custom
aura air, breeze
specto, -avi -atus look at
aspicio, aspexi, aspectum look at
nosco, novi, notus become acuainted with, recognize, know
dubius doubtful, dubious, hesitant
ignoro, -avi, -atus not know, be ignorant of
scio, scivi (or scii), scitus know
constituo, -ui, -utus establish, determine appoint
aurum gold
cogito, -avi, -atus consider, reflect, think
viso, visi, visus look at, come to see, call upon
dubito, -avi, -atus doubt, hesitate
respicio look back, reflect
intueor, intuitus gaze at
audio, audivi, auditus hear
desino stop, cease
falsus false
cogitatio, cogitation- cogitation, reflection
assuetus accustomed to
fallax fallac- deceitful, false
malo, malle, malui prefer
volucer, volucr- flying, a bird
soleo, solitus be accustomed to
decerno decide, decree, resolve
scribo, scripsi, scriptus write
sino, sivi, situs permit, allow, situate
sententia opinion, thought, sentence
statuo, statui statutus decide, think, stand, set up
lego, legil lectus read, select
existimo, -avi, -atus think, judge, decide
invideo envy (verb)



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