Meaning
to wait for, to await
- to attend to, dedicate oneself to
In a sentence
Ti attendo davanti al cinema alle otto.
I'll wait for you in front of the movie theater at eight.
Hai atteso il tuo turno per tanto tempo?
Did you wait for your turn for a long time?
Attendiamo una risposta importante entro domani.
We are waiting for an important response by tomorrow.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| attendere | infinitive |
| attendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| attendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| attendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| attesi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| attendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| attendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| attesero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| attese | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| attenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| attenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| attenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| attenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| attenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| attenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| attendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| attenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| attendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| attenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| attendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| attendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| attendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| attendendo | gerund |
| atteso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'aspettare' for 'to wait' in most everyday contexts; 'attendere' sounds more formal or literary.
- With people, 'attendere' often implies expectation (e.g., 'attendere un amico' = 'await a friend').
- Auxiliary is 'avere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho atteso'). No agreement with direct object.
- past participle atteso