spect
spect verb: aphetic form of expect.
Verb
spect (third-person singular simple present spects, present participle specting, simple past and past participle spected)
- Aphetic form of expect.
- "I's growing so big now, mamma," said she, coaxingly, "don't you spect I must have some tea?"1871, Sophie May, Dotty Dimple's Flyaway
- I'm comin' home, I know I'm overdue
Spect me any day now real soon1962, “Comin' Home Baby”, in Comin' Home Baby!, performed by Mel Tormé
Noun capitalized: SPECT
SPECT
- Acronym of single-photon emission computed tomography.
Forms of spect
| third-person singular present | spects |
|---|---|
| present participle | specting |
| past participle | spected |
| past | spected |
| alternative form | 'spect |
Words that rhyme with spect
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- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- intersect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- reconnect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- counterobject
- despect
- disinfect
- disject
Questions about spect
- What does spect mean?
- Spect means aphetic form of expect.
- What part of speech is spect?
- Spect can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of spect?
- The past tense of spect is spected.
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Source and license
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