in-tŭĕor, ĭtus, 2, v. dep. (in tmesi: inque tueri, Lucr. 4, 713; archaic form indo tuetur, Enn. ap. Non. 378, 18 = Ann. 73 Vahl.; and intuor, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 150; Ter. Heaut. 403; Turp. ap. Non. 470, 30; Sen. Hippol. 898, and in the act. form intŭo, ĕre, Commod. 31, 1; 39, 5), to look at, upon, or towards (syn.: adspicio, contemplor, specto).
I Lit., constr. with simple acc., or in and acc.
α With simple acc.: terram intuens modeste, Ter. Eun. 580: solem, Cic. Rep. 6, 18, 19; id. Tusc. 1, 30, 73: aliquid oculis, id. Fam. 5, 17, 4: ornamenta rei publicae, id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22: cum intueor et contemplor unumquemque vestrum, id. Planc. 1: huc atque illuc, id. de Or. 1, 40: lasciviam piscium, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24: terram, Cic. Cat. 3, 5, 13: me omnes intueri, id. Ac. 2, 19, 63: ora omnium atque oculos, id. Mil. 16, 42: quid, ut noverca, me intueris? Hor. Epod. 5, 9: faciem alicujus, Nep. Ages. 8, 1: caelum, Suet. Aug. 17: nutum illius diligenter, to watch , Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61.— Of situation: cubiculum montes intuentur, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 28.—
β With in and acc.: in speciem rerum intuens, Cic. Univ. 10: in te intuens, id. Brut. 97, 331.—
II Trop.
A Of the mind, to regard , observe , contemplate , consider , give attention to.
α With acc. (so most freq.): ut tota mente Crassum atque omni animo intueretur, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 89; cf.: intentis oculis omnes rei publicae partes, id. Agr. 2, 28: voluntatem eorum qui audiunt, id. Or. 8, 24: mentis acies seipsam intuens, id. Tusc. 1, 30: oratores, id. de Or. 1, 34, 156: potius, quid se facere par esset, intuebatur, quam quid alii laudaturi forent. he regarded more , had more respect for , Nep. Att. 9, 5; cf. id. Them. 7, 6: rationem, Quint. 3, 6, 83; 3, 8, 35 al.: tempestatem impendentem, Cic. Sest. 9: id ille intuens, Nep. Alcib. 4, 1. — In pass. part. : intuendum quid affectet quisque, Quint. 5, 10, 28: non tam veteranos intuendos nobis, Cic. Phil. 11, 15, 39.—
β With adv.: quo intuens, Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 145.—
γ With in and acc.: in summos homines, Cic. de Or. 1, 2, 6: tu in tuā intuens te continebis, id. Tusc. 2, 13, 31: in aliquod majus malum, id. ib. 3, 13, 28; id. Univ. 10 init. ; Plin. Pan. 58, 8.—
δ With ad (rare): ad finiendum bellum, Liv. 36, 45.—
B Esp., to regard with admiration , admire , wonder at : Graeci sic te intuebuntur, ut quendam ex annalium memoria esse delapsum putent, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2, § 7: sicut aliquem de caelo delapsum, id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41.☞ intueri, in pass. sense, Amm. 23, 5, 13.