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vente

See also: venté

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vænta, vætta.

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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.

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Dutch

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vente

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

French

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): /vɑ̃t/
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Noun

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vente f (plural ventes)

  1. sale
    une vente de gâteaux ― bake sale
    mettre en vente ― to put up for sale

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vente

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

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Galician

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Verb

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vente

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

Latin

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vente

  1. vocative singular of ventus

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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vente f (plural ventes)

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) sale

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vænta, derived from von.

Noun

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vente (indeclinable)

  1. that which is to come

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Only used in the expression i vente, see there.

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Verb

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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vente

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

Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of venta

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Portuguese

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vente

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of ventar

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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vente

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