Esperaré (en. I will wait)

/espeɾaˈɾe/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Action of maintaining hope or expectation that something will happen.

I will wait for a response to my letter.

Yo esperaré una respuesta a mi carta.

Act of staying in a place until someone arrives or something happens.

She will wait at the train station.

Ella esperará en la estación de tren.

To hold onto the idea that something desired will occur.

I will wait to hear if I got the job I applied for.

Esperaré que me den el trabajo que solicité.

From Latin 'sperare', which means 'to hope' or 'to wait'.

wait and see

To remain on the lookout for how events will unfold.

esperar y ver

hope for the best

To maintain a positive attitude towards an uncertain outcome.

esperar lo mejor

I can't wait

To express impatience about something anticipated.

no puedo esperar

hope

Feeling of expectation or desire for something to happen.

esperanza

expected

Something anticipated or hoped for to happen.

esperado

to wait

Verb that means to anticipate or desire that something occurs.

esperar

To be on tenterhooks

I’m on tenterhooks waiting for the news.

Estoy en ascuas esperando la noticia.

To bide time

I’m just biding time until she arrives.

Solo estoy haciendo tiempo hasta que ella llegue.