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espera — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abode noun A place where someone lives; a home or dwelling.
  • delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  • expectation noun A strong belief that something will happen or turn out a certain way.
  • wait noun A period spent staying where you are, or delaying action, until something happens.

Senses

espera is used for these senses in English:

  • abode (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]
  • delay A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
  • expectation The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
  • wait A delay.

delay — full definition

  1. noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
  2. verb To put something off until later, or to make it happen later than planned.

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