attendre

From Old French atendre, from Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

• IPA^(key): /a.tɑ̃dʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃dr

attendre

1. (transitive) to wait for, to await

   Je l'attends. ― I'm waiting for her/him.

   J’attends mon cousin à la gare.

   I'm waiting for my cousin at the station.

2. to expect

   On attendait mieux de toi.

   We expected better from you.

3. (reflexive, followed by à) to expect

   Je m'attendais à pire. ― I expected worse.

   Il s'attend à ce que tu viennes ce soir.

   He expects you to come tonight.

   Pourquoi est-ce que je me suis attendu à ce que vous ayez la gentillesse de me laisser tranquille ?

   Why did I expect you to be nice enough to leave me in peace?

4. (Louisiana) Alternative form of entendre, to hear

   Quand t'étais petit, t'attendais le français à la Messe ou a l'église?

   When you were little, would you hear French at Mass or at church?

• This is a false friend in French, and does not mean “to attend” under any circumstances.

• “attendre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• datèrent, dénatter

From Old French atendre, borrowed from Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

attendre

1. (Jersey) to wait
2. (Guernsey, reflexive, s'attendre) to expect