aștepta

== Romanian == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʃ.tepˈta/ Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: aș‧tep‧ta === Verb === a aștepta (third-person singular present așteaptă, past participle așteptat, third-person subjunctive aștepte) 1st conjugation (intransitive) to wait (transitive) to wait for, await (expect the arrival) (transitive) to wait for (grant someone time) (transitive, figurative) to await, be at hand, be in store for (reflexive) to expect (believe something will happen) [with la] (transitive) to expect (require) [with de la ‘from, of’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abia aștepta așteptare așteptat așteptător la sfântu-așteaptă === Further reading === “aștepta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 Sextil Pușcariu, editor (1913), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎[1], volume 1, part 1, Bucharest: Socec, pages 326–337