erwarten
/ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtən/ verb B1- to expect, to consider likely · Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt. Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon.· Was erwartest du von mir? What do you expect from me?
- to await, to expect (someone to arrive) · Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet. Come in, we've been expecting you.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- erwarten
- Present (er)
- erwartet
- Präteritum (er)
- erwartete
- Perfekt (er)
- hat erwartet
- Infinitive with zu
- zu erwarten
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