cerēt

Etymology
Originally the iterative (durative) form of, from , from (whence also  “to cut, to chop; to strike, to beat”, q.v.). The semantic evolution went from “to make fire, to burn, to heat” (probably via “to strike (wood, metal, to make) fire;” see “heated stones for sauna, bath,” and also the cognate verb  “to make fire”) → “to feel, worry, think fierily, intensely” (probably also influenced by  “to catch, to grasp”, another reflex of ) → “to love” (a meaning still attested for  in folklore), and also “to turn one's (full) attention to something” → “to hope (for something).” Note that derived verbs often conserve the older meaning of “turning one's attention (to)”, “thinking:”, , ,.

Verb

 * 1) to hope to expect and wish for something to happen
 * 2) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)
 * 1) to rely (on someone), to expect (e.g., help, from someone)