expectar

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin expectāre, variant of exspectō (“to wait”). Alternatively, possible backformation from expectante interpreted as a present participle, influenced as well by expectación and expectativa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡspeɡˈtaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.peɣ̞ˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ex‧pec‧tar === Verb === expectar (first-person singular present expecto, first-person singular preterite expecté, past participle expectado) (literary) to wait Synonym: esperar to expect Synonym: esperarse ==== Conjugation ====