SPECTATE

Meaning of SPECTATE in English

/ spekˈteɪt; NAmE / verb

[ v ] to watch sth, especially a sports event

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: back-formation from spectator .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SPECTATE — intransitive verb (~d; spectating) Etymology: back-formation from spectator Date: 1858 to be present as a spectator (as at a sports …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPECTATE — ˈspekˌtāt intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin spectatus, past participle of spectare : observe , watch ; especially : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPECTATE — /spek"tayt/ , v.i. , spectated, spectating . to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race. [ 1700-10; back …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPECTATE — intransitive verb ( spec·tat·ed ; spec·tat·ing ) Etymology: back-formation from spectator Date: 1858 : to be present as a spectator …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPECTATE — ■ verb be a spectator. Origin C18: back-form. from spectator .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPECTATE — [spec.tate] vi spec.tat.ed ; spec.tat.ing [back-formation fr. spectator] (1858): to be present as a spectator (as at a sports event)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPECTATE — spect|ate BrE AmE spek ˈt|eɪt ˈspekt |eɪt AmE ˈspekt |eɪt ▷ spect|ated eɪt ɪd -əd AmE eɪt̬ əd ▷ spect|ates …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SPECTATE — spec ‧ tate /spekˈteɪt $ ˈspekteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: spectator ] to watch a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPECTATE — v.intr. be a spectator, esp. at a sporting event. [back-form. f. SPECTATOR]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPECTATE — v.intr. be a spectator, esp. at a sporting event. [ back-form. f. SPECTATOR ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPECTATE — v.intr. be a spectator, esp. at a sporting event. Etymology: back-form. f. SPECTATOR
Oxford English vocab
SPECTATE — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And as soon as his own net duties were over on Tuesday and yesterday, Ian …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECTATE — [verb] [I]Because of injury, he'll just be spectating (= watching) at today's game instead of playing.
Cambridge English vocab
SPECTATE — (американизм) быть зрителем (особ. на спортивных встречах)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPECTATE — v амер. быть зрителем ( особ. на спортивных встречах )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPECTATE — (v) быть зрителем
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPECTATE — v амер. быть зрителем ( особ. на спортивных встречах )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPECTATE — v амер. быть зрителем ( особ. на спортивных встречах )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPECTATE — (американизм) быть зрителем (особ. на спортивных встречах)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPECTATE — v. Pronunciation: ' spek- ˌ t ā t Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form: spec · tat · ed ; spec …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TRIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 30 mile/360 kilometre/2 hour etc round trip ▪ A coachload of supporters made the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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