esperar

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

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

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

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

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əs.pəˈɾa/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /es.peˈɾaɾ/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

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

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

• esperar-se

• esperança

• “esperar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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”).

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

1. to wait

   Synonym: agardar

2. to hope

• “esperar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Borrowed from Esperanto esperi, French espérer, Italian sperare, Spanish esperar, all from Latin spērō.

• IPA^(key): /espeˈrar/

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

1. to hope

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

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

esperar

1. to hope
2. to wait

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”).

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

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.

   Synonym: aguardar

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.

   Synonym: aguardar

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 or think 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.

   Synonym: aguardar

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

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

Distant cognate with English speed (both terms having the same Proto-Indoeuropean root but speed descending via Proto-Germanic).

• IPA^(key): /espeˈɾaɾ/

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

1. (transitive) to hope for, hope to (often with a verb in the subjunctive)

   Espera que no sea necesario. ― He hopes it won't be necessary.

2. (transitive) to expect, look for (often with a verb in the indicative)

   Espera que no es fácil. ― He expects it isn't easy.

3. (transitive) to wait to, wait for, await

   Por favor espera aquí. ― Please wait here.

4. (intransitive) to wait
5. (intransitive) to hope
6. (intransitive) to expect (a baby)

• aguardar
• ojalá

• “esperar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.