Polyglot Dictionary

abwarten

/ˈapˌvaʁtn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
wartet ab
past
wartete ab
perfect
hat abgewartet

Meaning

  1. to wait and see

    Built from ab (off, away) + warten (to wait).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • warten to wait

Similar words

harren

Harren is a literary word for waiting patiently, almost reverently; abwarten is the everyday word for "to wait and see."

Practice

1 What does abwarten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen ___, was passiert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abwarten?

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