vente

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Usage notes 2.3 Verb 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 References

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /vɑ̃t/, SAMPA: /vA~t/

[edit] Noun

vente f. (plural ventes)

1. sale (act of selling)

[edit] Derived terms

• mévente
• vendre

[edit] Verb

vente

1. first-person singular present indicative of venter.
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of venter.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eentv
• évent

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse vænta, derived from von

[edit] Noun

vente

1. that which is to come

[edit] Usage notes

Only used in the expression i vente.

[edit] Verb

vente (present tense venter; past tense venta/ventet; past participle venta/ventet; present participle ventende; imperative vent)

1. to stay put, to wait, to delay
   • stå og vente
     • stand and wait
   • vent og se!
     • wait and see!
   • vent litt!
     • [just] wait a little [longer]!
2. to be ready
   • middagen venter
     • the dinner is ready
3. to expect (as likely)
   • vi venter gjester
     • we are expecting guests
   • Du kan vente meg klokka sju
     • You can expect me at seven o'clock
   • Det var ikke annet å vente
     • Nothing else could have been expected
   • vente seg mye av oppholdet
     • [to] expect much from the stay
   • såpass må en kunne vente av et voksent menneske
     • thus much must one expect from an adult person
   • han hadde ikke ventet det svaret
     • he hadn't expected that answer

[edit] Derived terms

• venteliste

[edit] References

• “vente” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.