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German
Etymology
er- + warten
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtən/
- Hyphenation: er‧war‧ten
Verb
erwarten (weak, third-person singular present erwartet, past tense erwartete, past participle erwartet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to expect, to consider likely
Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt.- Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon.
Was erwartest du von mir?- What do you expect from me?
- (transitive) to await, to expect (someone to arrive)
Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet.- Come in, we've been expecting you.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
erwarten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
erwarten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “erwarten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erwarten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erwarten” in Duden online
- “erwarten” in OpenThesaurus.de