attendere

Italian

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /atˈtɛn.de.re/
Rhymes: -ɛndere
Hyphenation: at‧tèn‧de‧re

Verb

attèndere (first-person singular present attèndo, first-person singular past historic attési, past participle attéso, auxiliary avére)

(transitive) to wait for, to await
Synonym: aspettare
- 1962, “Quando, Quando, Quando”, Mogol, Alberto Testa (lyrics), Tony Renis (music):
  Ogni istante attenderò / fino a quando, quando, quando / d'improvviso ti vedrò / sorridente accanto a me!
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(transitive, intransitive) to pay attention, to listen carefully
(intransitive) to attend [+ a (object) = to], to take care of
(transitive, archaic) to keep (one's word)

Conjugation

Conjugation of attèndere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

person	singular			plural
infinitive	attèndere
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		attendèndo
present participle		attendènte	past participle		attéso
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	attèndo	attèndi	attènde	attendiàmo	attendéte	attèndono
imperfect	attendévo	attendévi	attendéva	attendevàmo	attendevàte	attendévano
past historic	attési	attendésti	attése	attendémmo	attendéste	attésero
future	attenderò	attenderài	attenderà	attenderémo	attenderéte	attenderànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	attenderèi	attenderésti	attenderèbbe, attenderébbe	attenderémmo	attenderéste	attenderèbbero, attenderébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	attènda	attènda	attènda	attendiàmo	attendiàte	attèndano
imperfect	attendéssi	attendéssi	attendésse	attendéssimo	attendéste	attendéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
imperative		attèndi	attènda	attendiàmo	attendéte	attèndano
negative imperative		non attèndere	non attènda	non attendiàmo	non attendéte	non attèndano

Related terms

Anagrams

detraente

Latin

Verb

attendēre

inflection of attendō:
1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb

attendere

inflection of attendō:
1. present active infinitive
2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

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