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esperar

esperar

Asturian

Verb

esperar (first-person singular indicative present espero, past participle esperáu)

  1. to wait
  2. to hope
  3. to expect

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spērāre, present active infinitive of spērō (hope, expect).

Verb

esperar (first-person singular present espero, past participle esperat)

  1. to wait, wait for, to await
  2. to hope
  3. to expect

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Galician

Verb

esperar (first-person singular present espero, first-person singular preterite esperei, past participle esperado)

  1. to wait
  2. to hope

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto esperi.

Verb

esperar (present tense esperas, past tense esperis, future tense esperos, imperative esperez, conditional esperus)

  1. to hope

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • desesperigar (to drive to despair; to dishearten, depress, despond)

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin spērāre, present active infinitive of spērō (hope, expect)

Verb

esperar

  1. to hope
  2. to wait

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esperar, asperar, from Latin spērāre, present active infinitive of spērō (hope, expect), from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (to prosper, to turn out well).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɨʃ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/, /ˌiʃ.pɨ.ˈɾaɾ/, /ʃpɨ.ˈɾaɾ/

Verb

esperar (first-person singular present indicative espero, past participle esperado)

  1. (intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to wait (for); to await
    Eu espero por sua resposta.
    I await your response.
    Fiquei esperando no carro.
    I waited in the car.
  2. (transitive, auxiliary with a verb in the personal infinitive as the second object) to wait for (not to do anything until)
    Espere o João chegar.
    Wait for John to arrive.
  3. (transitive with por) to hope for (to really want something)
    Eles esperam pelo fim da guerra.
    They hope for the end of the war.
  4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking que and a verb in the present subjunctive) to hope (that) someone does something
    Eu espero que gostes do presente.
    I hope you like the gift.
  5. (auxiliary with a verb in the personal or impersonal infinitive) to hope something can be done
    Esperávamos comer alguma coisa hoje.
    We were hoping to eat something today.
  6. (intransitive, or transitive with por or with no preposition) to expect; to anticipate (to know that something will happen)
    É melhor do que eu esperava.
    It is better than I expected.
    Eu já esperava por isso mesmo.
    I was expecting this anyway.

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External links

  • esperar in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spērāre, present active infinitive of spērō (hope, expect)

Verb

esperar (first-person singular present espero, first-person singular preterite esperé, past participle esperado)

  1. to hope to (with subjunctive verb form)
  2. to wait to

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