esperar.
to hope
Meaning & usage
to hope
esperar con interés
En vano esperaron mejores días.
to expect
Ellos esperan encontrar muchas dificultades.
Esperamos un clima adverso mañana.
to wait, wait (for)
Por favor espera aquí.
Te he esperado por media hora.
to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)
¡Espera! ¡Espérate tantito!
to be expected
Se espera que el huracán llegue mañana.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin sperō Old Spanish esperar Spanish esperar From Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, -āre (“to hope, await”).
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