vente

See also: venté

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vænta, vætta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛntə/, [ˈʋɛnd̥ə]
• Rhymes: -d̥ə

Verb

vente (imperative vent, infinitive at vente, present tense venter, past tense ventede, perfect tense er/har ventet)

1. (intransitive) wait

   Vent på mig!

   Wait for me!

2. (transitive) expect

   Han ventede mig tydeligvis.

   He clearly expected me.

Derived terms

• afvente
• ventelig
• venten ("the act of waiting")
• ventetid

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Dutch

Verb

vente

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of venten

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French

Etymology

From Latin vēndita (“which is sold”), participle of Latin vēndō (“I sell”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃t/

Noun

vente f (plural ventes)

1. sale

Related terms

• mévente
• vendre

Verb

vente

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

Further reading

• “vente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• évent

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Interlingue

Noun

vente

1. wind

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Latin

Noun

vente

1. vocative singular of ventus

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Norman

Noun

vente f (plural ventes)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) sale

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vænta, derived from von

Noun

vente (indeclinable)

1. that which is to come

Usage notes

Only used in the expression i vente.

Derived terms

• påvente

Verb

vente (imperative vent, present tense venter, simple past and past participle venta or ventet, present participle ventende)

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. 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

Derived terms

• forvente
• uventet
• venteliste

References

• “vente” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vente

1. that which is to come; only used in the expression i vente

   Me har dårleg vêr i vente.

   Bad weather is coming.

Verb

vente (present tense ventar, past tense venta, past participle venta, passive infinitive ventast, present participle ventande, imperative vente/vent)

1. Alternative form of venta

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Spanish

Etymology

From venir (“come”) + te (“to you, yourself”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈβ̞e̞n.te̞]
• Rhymes: -ente

Verb

vente

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of venir. + te.