esperar.
to wait
Meaning & usage
to wait to wait (for); to await
Eu espero por sua resposta.
Fiquei esperando no carro.
to wait to wait
Espere o João chegar.
Espera que o João chegue.
to hope to hope for (to really want)
Eles esperam pelo fim da guerra.
to hope to hope
Espero que gostes do presente.
to hope to hope
Esperávamos comer alguma coisa hoje.
to expect; to anticipate (to know or think that something will happen)
É melhor do que eu esperava.
Eu já esperava por isso mesmo.
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 Galician-Portuguese asperar Portuguese esperar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperar, from Latin spērāre, from Old Latin *spēsō, from spēs (“hope”) + -ō (verbal suffix).
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