vente

See also: venté

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vænta, vætta.

Pronunciation

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

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 vendita, the feminine of Latin vēnditus (“sold”), past participle of vēndō (“I sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃t/

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Noun

vente f (plural ventes)

1. sale

   une vente de gâteaux ― bake sale

   mettre en vente ― to put up for sale

Derived terms

• point de vente
• taxe de vente
• taxe sur la vente
• vente aux enchères
• vente de garage
• vente pyramidale

 

Related terms

• mévente
• vendre

Verb

vente

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

Further reading

• “vente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• évent

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Latin

Noun

vente

1. vocative singular of ventus

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Norman

Etymology

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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, see there.

Derived terms

• påvente

Verb

vente (imperative vent, present tense venter, passive ventes, 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

Terms derived from vente (verb)

• avvente
• forvente

• uventet
• venteliste

• venterom
• ventetid

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, see there.

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

Derived terms

• avvente
• venterom
• ventetid

References

• “vente” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbente/, [ˈbẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente

Verb

vente

1. second-person singular imperative combined with te of venir