attendere

Etymology

From Latin attendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈtɛn.de.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛndere
• Hyphenation: at‧tèn‧de‧re

Verb

attèndere (first-person singular present attèndo, first-person singular past historic attési, past participle attéso, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to wait for, to await

   Synonym: aspettare

   • 1962, “Quando, Quando, Quando”, Mogol, Alberto Testa (lyrics), Tony Renis (music):

     Ogni istante attenderò / fino a quando, quando, quando / d'improvviso ti vedrò / sorridente accanto a me!

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (ambitransitive) to pay attention, to listen carefully
3. (intransitive) to attend [with a ‘to’], to take care of
4. (transitive, archaic) to keep (one's word)

Anagrams

• detraente

Verb

attendēre

1. inflection of attendō:
   1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
   2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb

attendere

1. inflection of attendō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative