Meaning
to wait
- to wait for
- to expect
In a sentence
Ti aspetto davanti al cinema alle otto.
I'll wait for you in front of the movie theater at eight.
Hai aspettato molto per il tuo turno?
Did you wait long for your turn?
Non aspettare me, vai pure avanti.
Don't wait for me, go ahead.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aspettare | infinitive |
| aspettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| aspetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| aspettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aspetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aspetta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aspettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aspettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aspettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aspettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aspettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aspettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| aspettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| aspettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| aspettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| aspettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| aspetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| aspetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| aspetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| aspetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| aspetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| aspetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| aspettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| aspetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| aspettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aspetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aspetti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aspettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| aspettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| aspettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| aspettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| aspettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| aspetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| aspetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| aspettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| aspetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| aspetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| aspetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| aspettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| aspettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| aspetta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| aspettando | gerund |
| aspettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'aspettare' for waiting in general; 'attendere' is more formal or literary.
- Avoid 'aspettare per'—just use 'aspettare' + direct object (e.g., 'aspetto il treno').
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho aspettato').