aștepta

See also: așteptă

Romanian

From a Vulgar Latin root *astectāre, from an alteration of Latin adspectāre, an alternative form of aspectāre. Compare Aromanian ashteptu, Italian aspettare, Sardinian aisetare, Sicilian astittari.

a aștepta (third-person singular present așteaptă, past participle așteptat) 1st conjugation

(intransitive) to wait
(transitive) to wait for, await (expect the arrival)
O aștept pe mama.
I’m waiting for mom.
(transitive) to wait for (grant someone time)
Nu te grăbi; te aștept.
Don’t rush; I’ll wait for you.
(transitive, figurative) to await, be at hand, be in store for
Pe elevii admiși la medicină îi așteaptă mulți ani de trudă.
Many years of hard work await the students who got into medical school.
(reflexive) to expect (believe something will happen) [with la]
Economiștii se așteaptă la o recesiune.
Economists are expecting a recession.

Nu mă așteptam să se termine totul așa de repede.
I wasn’t expecting everything to be over so quickly.
(transitive) to expect (require) [with de la ‘from, of’]
Trebuie să știu ce așteaptă un angajator de la mine.
I must know what an employer expects from me.

conjugation of aștepta (first conjugation, no infix)