vente

From Old Norse vænta, vætta.

• IPA^(key): /vɛntə/, [ˈʋɛnd̥ə]
• Rhymes: -ɛntə

vente (imperative vent, infinitive at vente, present tense venter, past tense ventede, perfect tense er/har ventet)

1. (intransitive) wait

   Vent på mig!

   Wait for me!

2. (transitive) expect

   Han ventede mig tydeligvis.

   He clearly expected me.

• afvente
• ventelig
• venten ("the act of waiting")
• ventetid

• “vente” in Den Danske Ordbog

vente

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of venten

From vendita, the feminine of Latin vēnditus (“sold”), past participle of vēndō (“to sell”).

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃t/

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vente f (plural ventes)

1. sale

   une vente de gâteaux ― bake sale

   mettre en vente ― to put up for sale

• mévente
• vendre

vente

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of venter

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

• évent

vente

1. inflection of ventar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯en.te/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈven.te/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪e]

vente

1. vocative singular of ventus

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vente f (plural ventes)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) sale

From Old Norse vænta, derived from von.

vente (indeclinable)

1. that which is to come

Only used in the expression i vente, see there.

• påvente

vente (imperative vent, present tense venter, passive ventes, simple past and past participle venta or ventet, present participle ventende)

1. to stay put, to wait, to delay

   stå og vente ― stand and wait

   vent og se! ― wait and see!

   vent litt! ― [just] wait a little [longer]!

2. to be ready

   middagen venter ― the dinner is ready

3. expect (as likely)

   vi venter gjester ― we are expecting guests

   Du kan vente meg klokka sju ― You can expect me at seven o'clock

   Det var ikke annet å vente ― Nothing else could have been expected

   vente seg mye av oppholdet ― [to] expect much from the stay

   såpass må en kunne vente av et voksent menneske ― thus much must one expect from an adult person

   han hadde ikke ventet det svaret ― he hadn't expected that answer

• “vente” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

vente

1. that which is to come; only used in the expression i vente, see there.

vente (present tense ventar, past tense venta, past participle venta, passive infinitive ventast, present participle ventande, imperative vente/vent)

1. Alternative form of venta

• avvente
• venterom
• ventetid

• “vente” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

vente

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of ventar

From venir (“come”) + te (“to you, yourself”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbente/ [ˈbẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ven‧te

vente

1. second-person singular imperative of venir combined with te