esperar
to wait for
Anticipating future events, whether hoping for outcomes or acknowledging predictable results
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
expect
expect
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-ar
verb suffix
Esperar means to wait for and sounds like the English word expect0 turned into a verb1 (-ar1), since when you expect something, you wait for it.
esperar
to wait (for), to expect
To wait for something to arrive or happen.
Te espero aquí afueraI'll wait for you out here
Estamos esperando el autobúsWe're waiting for the bus
to hope
When you wait for something, you hope that it will happen.
Espero que todo salga bienI hope everything goes well
Esperamos que lleguen prontoWe hope they arrive soon