verb/espeˈɾaɾ/
to hope; to expect; to wait, wait (for); to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use); to be expected
“esperar con interés” — to look forward to, to eagerly await
Synonyms: tener esperanza de que, anticipar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin sperō Old Spanish esperar Spanish esperar From Old Spanish esperar, from Latin spērō, -āre (“to hope, await”).