circumspectō

   circumspectō āvī, ātus, āre, intens.    [circumspicio], to look about with attention, search around, look after: bestiae ut in pastu circumspectent: ora principum, L.: omnia: mare et silvas, Ta.: quānam ipse evaderet, L.: alius alium, ut proelium ineant, circumspectant, L. — Fig., to look about: circumspectans oratio: circumspectantes defectionis tempus, on the lookout for, L.

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circumspectare, circumspectavi, circumspectatus V

look about (searchingly), search about; examine, watch (suspiciously), be alert