il attendit

waited

→ attendre
attend to wait (for) + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #22,302
waited Literary past tense (passé simple) of « attendre »; often used in written storytelling.
FR: Il attendit le bus pendant une heure.
EN: He waited for the bus for an hour.
Conjugation of attendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third attendit

Tom attendit son tour.

Tom waited his turn.

Il attendit que l'ascenseur descende.

He waited for the elevator to come down.

Tom attendit Mary devant la bibliothèque toute la matinée.

Tom waited for Mary outside the library all morning.

Elle l'attendit patiemment.

She waited for him patiently.

Tom m'attendit.

Tom waited for me.

Tout le monde attendit.

Everyone waited.

Tom s'assit et attendit.

Tom sat down and waited.

Tom attendit Mary pendant trois heures.

Tom waited for Mary for three hours.

Il attendit jusqu'à ce qu'elle vienne.

He waited until she came.

Il frappa à la porte et attendit.

He knocked on the door and waited.

Olga attendit Vera en vain.

Olga waited for Vera in vain.

Tom attendit que Mary réponde.

Tom waited for Mary to answer.

Il attendit plusieurs secondes et ouvrit la porte.

He waited several seconds and opened the door.

Tom attendit Marie pour continuer.

Tom waited for Marie to continue.

Tom appuya sur le bouton puis attendit.

Tom pressed the button and then waited.

Elle attendit patiemment après lui.

She waited patiently for him.