avvakta

Swedish

Alternative forms

• afvakta

Etymology

av- +‎ vakta. Compare Dutch afwachten, Middle Low German afwachten, archaic German abwachten. See also German abwarten.

Verb

avvakta (present avvaktar, preterite avvaktade, supine avvaktat, imperative avvakta)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting, in anticipation of something or to see what happens or the like)

   Vi tänker avvakta och se vad som händer

   We are going to wait and see what happens

   1. to wait for

      Avvakta signal innan ni kör på båten

      Wait for the signal before you drive onto the boat

   2. to delay, postpone, hold off

Conjugation

Conjugation of avvakta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	avvakta		avvaktas
Supine	avvaktat		avvaktats
Imperative	avvakta		—
Imper. plural1	avvakten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	avvaktar	avvaktade	avvaktas	avvaktades
Ind. plural1	avvakta	avvaktade	avvaktas	avvaktades
Subjunctive2	avvakte	avvaktade	avvaktes	avvaktades
	Participles
Present participle	avvaktande
Past participle	avvaktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avvaktan

 

References

• avvakta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avvakta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avvakta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)