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Meaning of atendi | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
aˈtendi

Definitions

  1. to wait (for someone or something)
    ambitransitive
  2. to expect
    transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Mi atendis lin dum tridek minutoj.”

I waited for him for thirty minutes.

“Ni atendos dum ke vi aĉetas manĝaĵojn.”

We will wait while you buy food.

“Polemarĥo, la filo de Kefalo, vidis nin de malproksime dum ni iradis hejmen kaj li ordonis al sia sklavo kuri al ni kaj ordoni ke ni atendu. La sklavo kaptis la malantaŭan parton de mia vesto kaj diris, "Polemarĥo ordonas ke vi atendu."”

Polemarchus, the son of Cephalus, saw us from afar while we were going home and he ordered his slave to run to us and order us to wait. The slave caught the back part of my clothing and said "Polemarchus commands you to wait."

“Ni atendas respondon al nia peto.”

We are expecting a response to our petition.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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