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aguardar

to wait (for), to await

ɐ ɡ w ɐ ɾ d a ɾ
a her, it + guard keep; guard + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Uncommon #18,309
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
SingularPlural
First aguarde —
Third aguarde aguardem
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aguarda —
Third aguarde aguardem
Present
aguardando
aguardar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First aguardar —
Third aguardar —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — aguardamos
Third aguarda —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — aguardamos
Third aguardou —

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)

Basta aguardar.

Just wait.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Talvez seja melhor aguardar um pouco.

Perhaps it would be better to wait a little longer.

— TÁR (2022)

Vamos aguardar aqui até a chuva passar.

Let's wait here until the rain passes.

Por quanto tempo terei de aguardar?

How long will I have to wait?

Fale para o motorista nos aguardar!

Tell the driver to wait for us!

— O Profissional (1994)

Aguardar encontro.

Waiting for the meeting.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

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 por um momento?

Could you wait a moment?

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Sr. Isoda, obrigado por aguardar.

Mr. Isoda, thank you for waiting.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Deveríamos aguardar por socorro.

We should wait for help.

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

Our train needs to wait for another train to arrive.

Vamos aguardar.

Let's wait.

Talvez devamos aguardar todos chegarem para começar.

Perhaps we should wait until everyone arrives before we begin.

Aguardar reajuste.

Please wait for the adjustment.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

Pode aguardar um minuto?

Could you wait a minute?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Tom precisa aguardar.

Tom needs to wait.

Pode aguardar?

Can you wait?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)