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il attendit

waited

→ attendre
attend to wait + it 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #18,915
waited This is a literary past-tense form, mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Elle attendit le bus.
EN: She waited for the bus.
Conjugation of attendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third attendit attendirent

Il frappa à la porte et attendit.

He knocked on the door and waited.

Et attendit encore.

And waited some more.

Tom attendit que Mary réponde.

Tom waited for Mary to answer.

Tom appuya sur le bouton puis attendit.

Tom pressed the button and then waited.

Tom attendit son tour.

Tom waited his turn.

Elle attendit patiemment après lui.

She waited patiently for him.

Tom s'assit et attendit.

Tom sat down and waited.

Devanne attendit, assez embarrassé.

Devanne waited, rather embarrassed.

Elle l'attendit patiemment.

She waited for him patiently.

Et on attendit.

And we waited.

Il attendit que l'ascenseur descende.

He waited for the elevator to come down.

Il attendit.

He waited.

On attendit ainsi jusqu'à minuit.

We waited like that until midnight.

Tom attendit Mary devant la bibliothèque toute la matinée.

Tom waited for Mary outside the library all morning.

Tom m'attendit.

Tom waited for me.

Il attendit jusqu'à ce qu'elle vienne.

He waited until she came.

Tom attendit Mary pendant trois heures.

Tom waited for Mary for three hours.

Tout le monde attendit.

Everyone waited.

Olga attendit Vera en vain.

Olga waited for Vera in vain.

Tom attendit Marie pour continuer.

Tom waited for Marie to continue.

Il attendit, l'œil aux aguets.

He waited, keeping a sharp lookout.

Il attendit patiemment que le prisonnier arrive.

He waited patiently for the prisoner to arrive.

Elle attendit une seconde, puis, rassurée, se retourna.

She waited a second, then, reassured, turned around.

Il attendit plusieurs secondes et ouvrit la porte.

He waited several seconds and opened the door.