Esperándolo (en. Waiting for him)
/es-pe-rán-do-lo/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
verb
Action of waiting for a person or thing.
I have been waiting for him/her at the station for an hour.
Estoy esperándolo en la estación desde hace una hora.
Enduring the arrival or fulfillment of an event.
We are waiting for him/her to start the meeting.
Estamos esperándolo para empezar la reunión.
Anticipating someone's arrival.
She is waiting for him/her with great excitement.
Ella está esperándolo con mucha ilusión.
Etymology
From the verb esperar and the pronoun lo.
Common Phrases and Expressions
waiting for him/her/it eagerly
Waiting for someone or something with high expectations.
esperándolo con ansias
I can't be waiting for him/her/it
I can't keep waiting.
no puedo estar esperándolo
waiting for him/her/it all day
Having waited for someone all day.
esperándolo todo el día
Related Words
to wait
Anticipating someone's or something's arrival.
esperar
hope
Confidence that something will happen.
esperanza
expected
Something that has been anticipated or awaited.
esperado
Slang Meanings
Killing time while waiting.
I am killing time, waiting for him/her.
Estoy haciendo tiempo, esperándolo.
Killing time in the wait.
It's not fun, I'm just killing time in the wait.
No es divertido, solo estoy picando en la espera.