Aguardar (en. Wait)

/aɡwarˈðaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To wait for someone or something.

I am going to wait for the arrival of the train.

Voy a aguardar la llegada del tren.

To remain waiting in a place.

She waited in the park until six.

Ella aguardó en el parque hasta las seis.

To be attentive to the occurrence of an event.

The children waited impatiently for Santa Claus's arrival.

Los niños aguardaban impacientes la llegada de Santa Claus.

From Latin 'aguardare', which means 'to guard' or 'to wait'.

await one’s turn

To wait to be attended to.

aguardar turno

await signs

To be attentive to clues or messages.

aguardar señales

await the moment

To wait for the right moment to act.

aguardar el momento

wait

Act of remaining in a place until something happens.

espera

retained

That has remained in a place waiting.

retenido

anticipation

Act of waiting with expectation.

anticipación

To be waiting without doing anything.

I am waiting in nothing while everyone else is having fun.

Estoy aguardando en la nada mientras todos se divierten.

To stay in one place for a long time.

I've been waiting here since the morning.

Llevo aquí aguardando desde la mañana.