verb/ɛs.pe.ʁe/
to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust (with en (“in”)); to wait
“J’espère réussir.” — I hope to succeed.
Synonyms: attendre, patienter
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 spērāre Old French esperer Middle French esperer French espérer Inherited from Old French esperer, from Latin spērāre.