warten
Meaning
- (intransitive, weak) to wait (for)
- (transitive, weak) to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating)
Concepts
look forward
tend to
be in the offing
be soon
to depend on
Synonyms
rechnen auf
rechnen mit
sich kümmern
einreihen
in Geduld üben
unerledigt
Zeit brauchen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
baite
Basel-Landschaft
waarte
Zürich
warte
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvartən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German warten, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną. Cognate with Old Saxon wardōn, Swedish vårda, English ward.
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