Attendre
Example: Je dois attendre le bus pendant vingt minutes aujourd'hui.
Definition
"Attendre" means to remain in a place or state until a particular event happens or until someone arrives. For example, "Je dois attendre le bus pendant vingt minutes aujourd'hui" means I have to wait for the bus for twenty minutes today.
Etymology
The French verb "attendre" comes from the Old French 'atendre,' derived from Latin 'attendere,' which means 'to stretch toward' or 'to pay attention to.' Did you know? The root hints at the idea of directing attention or stretching time until something occurs, much like waiting.
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"Attendre" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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