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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vænta (“to expect”).
Pronunciation
Verb
vänta (present väntar, preterite väntade, supine väntat, imperative vänta)
- (intransitive) to wait
- Synonym: (archaic, poetic) bida
- Vi väntar på bussen. ― We're waiting for the bus.
1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Jag väntar...:Jag väntar vid min stockeld medan timmarna skrida,
medan stjärnorna vandra och nätterna gå. […]- I wait by my fire as the hours pass,
as the stars wander, and the nights go.
- (transitive) to wait for, to expect
- Hon väntar barn i april. ― She is expecting a child in April.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vänta (weak)
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