attendre/a.tɑ̃dʁ/
verb · A1 · Frequency 128
verb
Meanings
to wait for, to await
To wait for someone or something.
to expect, to anticipate
To look forward to or anticipate a future event.
Examples
Je préfère attendre le prochain train.
I prefer to wait for the next train.
Nous allons attendre nos amis devant le cinéma.
We are going to wait for our friends in front of the cinema.
Les organisateurs s'attendent à attendre une forte affluence.
The organizers expect a large turnout.
Collocations
- attendre patiemmentto wait patiently
Common mistakes
J'attend le bus.
J'attends le bus.
The first-person singular present form of attendre is j'attends and must end in -s; attend is the third-person singular form.
Related words
synonympatienterto be patient, to wait patiently
antonymprécipiterto hasten, to rush
Grammar note
Attendre is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to wait for, to await
To wait for someone or something.
to expect, to anticipate
To look forward to or anticipate a future event.
Examples
Attendant le médecin, je lis tranquillement dans la salle d'attente.
While waiting for the doctor, I read quietly in the waiting room.
En attendant la réponse, nous avons préparé une solution de secours.
While waiting for the reply, we prepared a backup solution.
Attendant une hausse des températures, les agriculteurs ont protégé les jeunes plants.
Expecting temperatures to rise, the farmers protected the young plants.
Grammar note
Attendre is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to wait for, to await
To wait for someone or something.
to expect, to anticipate
To look forward to or anticipate a future event.
Examples
J'ai attendu le bus pendant vingt minutes sous la pluie.
I waited for the bus for twenty minutes in the rain.
Les visiteurs ont attendu leur guide devant l'entrée du musée.
The visitors waited for their guide in front of the museum entrance.
Le médecin avait attendu une amélioration avant de modifier le traitement.
The doctor had expected an improvement before changing the treatment.
Grammar note
Attendre is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to wait for, to await
To wait for someone or something.
to expect, to anticipate
To look forward to or anticipate a future event.
Examples
Tu attends le bus devant la bibliothèque.
You are waiting for the bus in front of the library.
Depuis vingt minutes, tu attends ton frère dans le hall.
You have been waiting for your brother in the lobby for twenty minutes.
Tu attends beaucoup de cette réunion.
You expect a lot from this meeting.
Grammar note
Attendre is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to wait for, to await
To wait for someone or something.
to expect, to anticipate
To look forward to or anticipate a future event.
Examples
Il attend le bus devant la gare.
He is waiting for the bus in front of the station.
Le professeur attend ses élèves dans la salle.
The teacher is waiting for his students in the classroom.
Le comité attend une amélioration des résultats ce trimestre.
The committee expects an improvement in the results this quarter.
Collocations
- attendre patiemmentto wait patiently
Common mistakes
J'attend le bus.
J'attends le bus.
The first-person singular present form of attendre is j'attends and must end in -s; attend is the third-person singular form.
Related words
synonympatienterto be patient, to wait patiently
antonymprécipiterto hasten, to rush
Grammar note
Attendre is an essential pronominal verb and uses the auxiliary verb avoir in compound tenses.