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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPECTATE

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPECTATE

spectate  [spɛkˈteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPECTATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spectate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb spectate in English.

WHAT DOES SPECTATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spectate in the English dictionary

The definition of spectate in the dictionary is to be a spectator, esp at a sporting event; watch.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SPECTATE

PRESENT

Present
I spectate
you spectate
he/she/it spectates
we spectate
you spectate
they spectate
Present continuous
I am spectating
you are spectating
he/she/it is spectating
we are spectating
you are spectating
they are spectating
Present perfect
I have spectated
you have spectated
he/she/it has spectated
we have spectated
you have spectated
they have spectated
Present perfect continuous
I have been spectating
you have been spectating
he/she/it has been spectating
we have been spectating
you have been spectating
they have been spectating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I spectated
you spectated
he/she/it spectated
we spectated
you spectated
they spectated
Past continuous
I was spectating
you were spectating
he/she/it was spectating
we were spectating
you were spectating
they were spectating
Past perfect
I had spectated
you had spectated
he/she/it had spectated
we had spectated
you had spectated
they had spectated
Past perfect continuous
I had been spectating
you had been spectating
he/she/it had been spectating
we had been spectating
you had been spectating
they had been spectating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will spectate
you will spectate
he/she/it will spectate
we will spectate
you will spectate
they will spectate
Future continuous
I will be spectating
you will be spectating
he/she/it will be spectating
we will be spectating
you will be spectating
they will be spectating
Future perfect
I will have spectated
you will have spectated
he/she/it will have spectated
we will have spectated
you will have spectated
they will have spectated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been spectating
you will have been spectating
he/she/it will have been spectating
we will have been spectating
you will have been spectating
they will have been spectating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would spectate
you would spectate
he/she/it would spectate
we would spectate
you would spectate
they would spectate
Conditional continuous
I would be spectating
you would be spectating
he/she/it would be spectating
we would be spectating
you would be spectating
they would be spectating
Conditional perfect
I would have spectate
you would have spectate
he/she/it would have spectate
we would have spectate
you would have spectate
they would have spectate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been spectating
you would have been spectating
he/she/it would have been spectating
we would have been spectating
you would have been spectating
they would have been spectating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you spectate
we let´s spectate
you spectate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to spectate
Past participle
spectated
Present Participle
spectating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPECTATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
autorotate
ˌɔːtəʊrəʊˈteɪt
constate
kənˈsteɪt
corotate
ˌkəʊrəʊˈteɪt
dictate
dɪkˈteɪt
estate
ɪˈsteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
interstate
ˈɪntəˌsteɪt
mutate
mjuːˈteɪt
notate
nəʊˈteɪt
nutate
njuːˈteɪt
out-of-state
ˈaʊtəvˌsteɪt
prostate
ˈprɒsteɪt
redictate
ˌriːdɪkˈteɪt
rotate
rəʊˈteɪt
state
steɪt
Tate
teɪt
upstate
ˈʌpˈsteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPECTATE

spectacle
spectacle case
spectacled
spectacles
spectacular
spectacularity
spectacularly
spectator
spectator sport
spectatorial
spectatorship
spectatrices
spectatrix
spectinomycin
Spector
spectra
spectral
spectral class
spectral luminous efficiency
spectral type

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPECTATE

calcium lactate
chief of state
city-state
coarctate
delectate
eructate
home State
humectate
industrial estate
lie in state
nictate
pectate
pernoctate
punctate
real estate
reluctate
secretary of state
solid-state
tractate
Under-Secretary of State

Synonyms and antonyms of spectate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spectate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPECTATE

Find out the translation of spectate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spectate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spectate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旁观
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spectate
570 millions of speakers

English

spectate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spectate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spectate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зрителем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spectate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spectate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spectate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spektrum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zuschauen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

観戦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관람,
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spectate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spectate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spectate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्काट करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spectate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spectate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spectate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глядачем
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spectator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spectate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Aanskou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åskådare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilskuer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spectate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECTATE»

The term «spectate» is regularly used and occupies the 101.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPECTATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spectate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spectate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spectate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPECTATE»

Discover the use of spectate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spectate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Latin Via Ovid: A First Course
Chapter. I. CHARTA. GEOGRAPHICA. Hic est charta geographica. Est charta parva, sed terrae sunt magnae. Charta est bona. Europa et Africa et Asia sunt continentes. 1 Sunt terrae pulchrae in Europa, in Africa, in Asia. Spectate terras in  ...
Norma Goldman, 1982
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
17c: from Latin spectaculum and related to SPECTACLE. spectate /spck'teit/ e- verb (spectated, spectating) intr to be a spectator; to look on rather than participate. © 1 920s in this sense; 1 8c meaning 'to gaze at1 : formed from SPECTATOR.
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Research Methods in Sport Studies and Sport Management: A ...
Transfer pool, gym, squash and spectate into the Variables in Set box 3. Under the Variables are coded as... box, select Dichotomies 4. Enter 1 in the Counted value box 5. Give the 'set' a Name – e.g. Sports 6. Add a Label – e.g. Sport facilities ...
A.J. Veal, Simon Darcy, 2014
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Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology
(1989) Raw/cooked products (nc) Spectate SE broths 40 16 16 100 Bird et al. ( 1989) Environmental, powders (ac) Spectate SE broths 501 203a (2 fÀ, 10 fþ) 205 97.6 Reid (1991) Beef, beef by-products (nc) Serobact Salmonella TBG/M broth ...
Carl A. Batt, 2014
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Introduction to English Derivational Morphology
There is neither *spectate nor *spectation. But the well-formedness of spectator suggests absence of *spectate is merely an accidental gap (cf. spectare* spectātus, freq. of specere 'look at'); and if spectate is only accidentally absent, lack of ...
Theodore M. Lightner, 1983
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M. Annaei Lucani Pharsalia
Csesareas spectate cruces, spectate catenas, 305 Et caput hoc positum rostris, effusaque membra, íifi!¡xvxisSimvm úsri; uiri. Tacitus in ora- Ñeque vero sine veterum exemplo. Nam tíone Galgaci : Nisi si Gallos et Britan- et Horatius in Satyris ...
Lucan, G. W. Ginger, 1816
7
Modes of Spectating
What is it that we want to spectate on the screen and is there still a need or desire to share, to communicate with others about what it is that we have seen, viewed or witnessed? Spectating enables us to journey in an experience, where we ...
Alison Oddey, Christine A. White, 2009
8
Canada Poultryman
In addition, one advantage has to be mentioned with "Spectate" as this method allows identification of the bacterial sero-group detected. We have noticed that interpreting results with the "Spectate" method requires a certain amount of ...
‎1995
9
Medulla Poetarum Romanorum, Or, the Most Beautiful and ...
Czsarias spectate cruces, spectate catenas, Et Caput hoc positum rostris, effusaque membra: Vestri cura movet: nam me secura manebit Sors quaesita manu: fodientem Viscera cernet Me mea, qui nondum victum respexerit hostem.-- Ibz'd.
Henry Baker, 1737
10
Sports Geography
However, the most obvious negative impacts inflicted by sports are those that might be best described as sport-induced nuisances. It is the journey to spectate that directly and indirectly provides a major impact on urban areas. The journey to a ...
John Bale, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPECTATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spectate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What's The Best Automotive Event To Spectate?
Just last weekend I spent 14 hours driving a probably unroadworthy Porsche 944 back and forth to Newry Maine to spectate a couple stages at New England ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
2
Participate or spectate at Beach and Boards Fest?
Board riders and beach lovers rejoice! This is the weekend of the Ron Jons Beach and Boards Fest at Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach. There is a ton of fun to be ... «Florida Today, Mar 15»
3
Controversial SpectateFaker Twitch Stream Gets Riot President …
It has the power to affect all of us who create and spectate LoL gameplay through the client. We feel the weight of that responsibility, which is why we took some ... «GameSpot, Feb 15»
4
League of Legends e-sports controversy sparked over Twitch stream
'Spectate Faker' is a Twitch stream that uses OP.GG to broadcast the matches of League of Legends pro player Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok. It's a simple enough ... «PC Gamer, Feb 15»
5
Twitch Streamer Claims He Received Unfair DMCA Takedown From …
GG, a service that allows anyone to look up a League of Legends account and then spectate their game directly within the game's client. He also claims that his ... «GameSpot, Feb 15»
6
Hearthstone's Spectator Mode Will Launch With Goblins vs Gnomes
Spectator mode will enable players to spectate on anyone in their friend list, and is functionally indistinguishable from playing, only with a small 'spectator' icon ... «IGN, Nov 14»
7
Guide: How to Use Share Play on the PS4
Assuming that this is successful – the error 'Connection speed is too slow' is common at the time of typing – they will then be able to spectate your games. «Push Square, Oct 14»
8
Weekly Quandary: Should Siblings Spectate?
All of our children play (recreational) hockey — and all four spectate at one another's games, and always have. If a tournament is important to one member of the ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
9
GTA 5 Online 1.13 High Life Update: Spectator Mode Usage …
Along with the High Life Update that arrived last week, Rockstar has added the new "Spectate Player" spectator mode Beta Feature. The feature was the last ... «International Business Times UK, May 14»
10
How to spectate MLG's COD Championship
I'll be bringing you all the action, exclusive interviews and (hopefully pretty) pictures. So, what do you need to know to spectate and enjoy the eSports from the ... «Lazygamer, Mar 14»

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