esperar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to hope for, hope to often with a verb in the subjunctive
  • (transitive) to expect, look for often with a verb in the indicative
  • (transitive) to wait to, wait for, await
  • (intransitive) to wait, to hold on reflexive for emphatic use
  • (intransitive) to hope
  • (intransitive) to expect a baby
  • (reflexive) to be expected, to expect impersonal use

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spērāre inherited from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- (prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*speh₁-

Gloss

prosper, turn out well, succeed, pull, stretch

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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