erwarten

German

Etymology

er- +‎ warten

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtən/
  • Hyphenation: er‧war‧ten
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Verb

erwarten (weak, third-person singular present erwartet, past tense erwartete, past participle erwartet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to expect, to consider likely
    Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt.
    Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon.
    Was erwartest du von mir?
    What do you expect from me?
  2. (transitive) to await, to expect (someone to arrive)
    Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet.
    Come in, we've been expecting you.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “erwarten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erwarten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erwarten” in Duden online
  • “erwarten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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