Portuguese Word of the Day
esperar
/es-pe-RAR/ • verb — 10th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to wait; to hope; to expect
Examples
- Vou esperar por você na estação.
(I'll wait for you at the station.) - Espero que você esteja bem.
(I hope that you are well.) - Eles esperam terminar o projeto até sexta-feira.
(They expect to finish the project by Friday.)
Synonyms
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Esperar is very common and has two main senses: 'to wait' (e.g., esperar alguém/esperar por algo) and 'to hope/expect' (use esperar que + subjunctive for hopes: Espero que ele venha). Aguardar is a more formal synonym for 'to wait'; desejar can overlap when 'esperar' means 'to wish' or 'to hope.'
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