aștepta.
to wait
Meaning & usage
to wait
to wait for, await (expect the arrival)
O aștept pe mama.
to wait for (grant someone time)
Nu te grăbi; te aștept.
to await, be at hand, be in store for
Pe elevii admiși la medicină îi așteaptă mulți ani de trudă.
to expect (believe something will happen)
Economiștii se așteaptă la o recesiune.
Nu mă așteptam să se termine totul așa de repede.
to expect (require)
Trebuie să știu ce așteaptă un angajator de la mine.
Where this word comes from
From a Vulgar Latin root *astectāre, from an alteration of Latin adspectāre, an alternative form of aspectāre. Compare Aromanian ashteptu, Italian aspettare, Sardinian aisetare, Sicilian astittari.
Try it on your idea.
aștepta has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.