espérer.
to hope
Meaning & usage
to hope
J’espère réussir.
J’espère qu’il viendra bientôt.
to hope for
J’espère un succès rapide.
to have faith, to trust (with en (“in”))
Il faut espérer.
Il faut espérer en Dieu.
to wait
Espere-voir un bout.
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 spērāre Old French esperer Middle French esperer French espérer Inherited from Old French esperer, from Latin spērāre.
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