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spero meaning in English

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spero [sperare, speravi, speratus] (1st)
verb

hope [hoped, hoping, hopes]verb
[UK: həʊp] [US: hoʊp]

hope forverb
[UK: həʊp fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: hoʊp ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

look forward toverb
[UK: lʊk ˈfɔː.wəd tuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈlʊk ˈfɔːr.wərd ˈtuː ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

trust [trusted, trusting, trusts]verb
[UK: trʌst] [US: ˈtrəst]

spero, adscisco, pono, sumo, ascisco, adsumo, praesumo, insumo verb

assume [assumed, assuming, assumes](to suppose to be true)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsjuːm] [US: ə.ˈsuːm]

aspero [asperare, asperavi, asperatus] (1st) TRANS
verb

aggravate [aggravated, aggravating, aggravates]verb
[UK: ˈæ.ɡrə.veɪt] [US: ˈæ.ɡrə.ˌvet]

enrage, make fierce / violentverb

grate onverb

roughen [roughened, roughening, roughens]verb
[UK: ˈrʌf.n̩] [US: ˈrʌf.n̩]

sharpen, point, tipverb

despero [desperare, desperavi, desperatus] (1st)
verb

despair (of)verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈspeə(r)] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈsper]

give up as hopeless (of cure)verb

have no / give up hope (of / that)verb

exaspero [exasperare, exasperavi, exasperatus] (1st)
verb

irritate [irritated, irritating, irritates]verb
[UK: ˈɪ.rɪ.teɪt] [US: ˈɪ.rə.ˌtet]

roughen [roughened, roughening, roughens]verb
[UK: ˈrʌf.n̩] [US: ˈrʌf.n̩]

expecto, spero, spero, spero verb

await [awaited, awaiting, awaits](transitive: to expect)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈweɪt] [US: ə.ˈweɪt]

prospero [prosperare, prosperavi, prosperatus] (1st)
verb

cause to succeed, furtherverb