M'attendait (en. Was waiting for me)

[ma.tɑ̃.dɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Said when someone was expecting something to happen.

He was waiting for me at the station for an hour.

Il m'attendait à la gare depuis une heure.

Expresses a person's or an action's expectation.

She was eagerly waiting for me in front of the cinema.

Elle m'attendait avec impatience devant le cinéma.

Indicates that one was waiting for a particular event.

We knew she was waiting for me to discuss the project.

Nous savions qu'elle m'attendait pour discuter du projet.

Reflexive form of the verb attendre, deriving from the Latin 'attendere'.

I was expecting

I thought that this would happen.

m'attendais à

I did not expect

I am surprised by the result.

je ne m'attendais pas à

to expect something

To foresee or anticipate an event.

s'attendre à quelque chose

to wait

To remain in a state of waiting.

attendre

waiting

The state of waiting for something.

attente

waiting

Who is in the process of waiting.

attendant

To be patient while waiting for something.

I'm waiting, no worries, I'm expecting.

J'attends, pas de souci, je suis m'attendant.

To be disappointed that something is not as expected.

I was too expecting of his reaction.

J'étais trop m'attendant à sa réaction.