M'attendais (en. Was waiting for me)

/ma-tã-dɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To anticipate something or someone with expectation.

I was expecting you to be here at 6 PM.

Je m'attendais à ce que tu sois là à 18 heures.

To express an anticipated expectation toward an event or action.

She was expecting a quick response from him.

Elle se m'attendait à une réponse rapide de sa part.

To have a feeling or expectation about how a situation will unfold.

They were expecting positive news.

Ils s'attendaient à des nouvelles positives.

From the verb 'attendre' plus the reflexive pronoun 'me'.

I was expecting

indicates an expectation or anticipation regarding an event.

je m'attendais à

to expect something

means anticipating an outcome or a reaction.

s'attendre à quelque chose

not to expect

expresses surprise or the unexpected in the face of an event.

ne pas s'attendre à

wait

To have an expectation of something or someone.

attendre

expectation

The state of waiting for something.

attente

forecast

An anticipation or estimation regarding a future event.

prévision

To expect what never comes.

I thought he would come, but I was no longer expecting anything.

Je pensais qu'il viendrait, mais je ne m'attendais plus à rien.

To embrace ignorance about what will happen.

Honestly, I was expecting everything, even the worst.

Franchement, je m'attendais à tout, même au pire.