esperar
Meanings
Verb
1. to hope (transitive or catenative, transitive)
2. to expect (transitive or catenative, transitive)
3. to wait, wait (for) (intransitive or transitive, intransitive, transitive)
4. to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use) (intransitive, reflexive, usually imperative, colloquial, Latin America)
5. to be expected (reflexive, impersonal)
Examples2569
Espera que no sea necesario.
He hopes it won't be necessary.
Esperamos llegar a viejos juntos.
We hope we'll grow old together.
esperar con interés
to look forward to, to eagerly await
¡Espera! ¡Espérate tantito!
Wait! Hold on for a sec!
Ellos esperan encontrar muchas dificultades.
They expect to come across many hardships.
Los estudiantes esperan que no será fácil el examen.
The students expect the exam won't be easy.