aguardar

to wait (for), to await

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a her, it + guard keep; guard + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)

verb Uncommon #18,554

to wait (for), to await Often used in a slightly more formal or polite way than esperar, especially in instructions or customer service contexts. (Note: in everyday usage, the imperative is usually "aguarde"; here we keep "aguardar" in the example exactly as requested.)

PO: Por favor, aguardar um momento.

EN: Please wait a moment.

Conjugation of aguardar

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	aguarde	—
Third	aguarde	aguardem

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	aguarda	—
Third	aguarde	aguardem

Present

aguardar

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	aguardar	—
Third	aguardar	—

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	—	aguardamos
Third	aguarda	aguardam

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	—	aguardamos
Third	aguardou	—

Talvez seja melhor aguardar um pouco.

Perhaps it would be better to wait a little longer.

— TÁR (2022)

Por quanto tempo terei de aguardar?

How long will I have to wait?

Can you wait?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Deveríamos aguardar por socorro.

We should wait for help.

Vamos aguardar aqui até a chuva passar.

Let's wait here until the rain passes.

Basta aguardar.

Just wait.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

O nosso trem precisa aguardar a chegada de um outro trem.

Our train needs to wait for another train to arrive.

Fale para o motorista nos aguardar!

Tell the driver to wait for us!

— O Profissional (1994)

Vamos aguardar.

Let's wait.

Pode aguardar por um momento?

Could you wait a moment?

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Nós temos que ficar vivos e aguardar nossa chance.

We have to stay alive and wait for our chance.

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Aguardar encontro.

Waiting for the meeting.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

Sr. Isoda, obrigado por aguardar.

Mr. Isoda, thank you for waiting.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Tom precisa aguardar.

Tom needs to wait.

Após anos de sacrifício e sofrimento, agora podem aguardar sua recompensa.

After years of sacrifice and suffering, they can now await their reward.

— Nada de Novo no Front (2022)

Pode aguardar um minuto?

Could you wait a minute?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Aguardar reajuste.

Please wait for the adjustment.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

Talvez devamos aguardar todos chegarem para começar.

Perhaps we should wait until everyone arrives before we begin.