Esperaba (en. I was waiting)

es-pe-ra-ba

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To have hope or desire for something to happen.

She expected to receive good news.

Ella esperaba recibir buenas noticias.

To remain in a place until someone or something arrives.

I was waiting at the station for the train.

Esperaba en la estación por el tren.

To count on something happening in the future.

I expected the weather to improve to go out.

Esperaba que el clima mejorara para salir.

From the verb esperar, from Latin 'sperare', which means 'to hope'.

I expected the worst

I was afraid the situation would be unfavorable.

esperaba lo peor

I expected nothing less

I expected the outcome to be the usual.

no esperaba menos

waiting for night to fall

patiently waiting for time to pass.

esperando a que caiga la noche

to wait

To maintain the expectation that something will happen.

esperar

hope

Confidence that something positive will occur.

esperanza

to despair

To lose hope or patience.

desesperar

To be on the lookout.

I was waiting for him to call me.

Estaba esperando que me llamara.

To be patient in an uncertain situation.

I'm just waiting to see what happens.

Solo estoy esperando a ver qué pasa.