esperar

Meaning

1. (intransitive, transitive) to wait
2. (catenative) to wait
3. (intransitive) to hope
4. (transitive) to hope
5. (catenative) to hope
6. to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)

Concepts

hope

wait

await

expect

wait for

wish

want

desire

abide

look for

look to

look

hang on

hold off

hold on

intermit

like

look forward

look forward to

remain

request

stand by

take

tarry

trust

wait up

have a bun in the oven

design

love

❤️

anticipate

ask

bear

🐻

be going to

call

care

carry

claim

demand

feel like

gestate

hold back

Synonyms

aguardar

querer

desejar

esperança

ter esperança

pretender

estar à espera de

pedir

reter

ansiar

Reter

ter vontade

Translations

esperar

esperar

attendre

aspettare

espérer

wachten

hopen

beklemek

verwachten

attendere

sperare

erwarten

hoffen

warten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.peˈɾa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: spērō

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *speh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s
Proto-Italic *spēs
Latin spēs
Latin -o
Latin spērō
Old Galician-Portuguese asperar
Portuguese esperar
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperar, from Latin spērō, from spēs + -o.

Sentences

Acontece que isso é mais fácil do que você poderia esperar .

Turns out this is easier than you might expect.

Precisamos esperar mais meia hora .

We need to wait another half hour.