dubito

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1) to waver (in opinion), be uncertain, doubt, question, be in doubt
2. (conjugation-1) to waver (in coming to a decision), hesitate, delay
3. (conjugation-1) to reflect upon, ponder, consider, deliberate

Concepts

hesitate

wonder

consider

contemplate

deliberate

doubt

drink in

examine

meditate

mull

muse

ponder

reflect

ruminate

speculate

study

think

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brood

scratch one’s head

cogitate

Opposite of

cōnstō, ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō

Synonyms

aspicio

cogito

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consulo

libro

pendo

penso

pondero

meditor

verso

Translations

preguntarse

hésiter

ponderar

ponderar

domandarsi

brüten

betrachten

dubtar

grübeln

erwägen

grübeln über

knobeln

meditieren

nachdenken

🤔

preguntar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdʊ.bɪ.toː]

Etymology

Somewhat uncertain, but likely as a frequentative of dubō (attested only as a gloss by Paulus/Festus), denominative of *dubos (“in doubt”, adj.), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”). See dubius for details.
For the relation to "two" cf. Ancient Greek δισσός (dissós, “twofold; doubtful”), δοιάζω (doiázō, “to be in two minds”) and German Zweifel (“doubt”).