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esperado

waited for, waited, expected

e s p e ˈɾ a d o → esperar
esper to wait + ado Past participle
verb · singular masculine, past tense Uncommon #18,000
waited for, waited The meaning depends on what is being waited for.
SP: He esperado el autobús durante diez minutos.
EN: I’ve waited for the bus for ten minutes.
expected This meaning is common when describing something anticipated.
SP: El resultado esperado llegó por fin.
EN: The expected result finally arrived.
Conjugation of esperar
Past
esperado

¿Quan, has esperado mucho?

Quan, have you been waiting long?

— Ip Man (2008)

Me sorprende que hayas esperado tanto.

I'm surprised you waited so long.

— Suspiria: Alarido (1977)

Dime que siempre me has esperado.

Tell me that you've always waited for me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Ya hemos esperado suficiente.

We've waited long enough.

¿Por qué has esperado tanto?

Why have you waited so long?

Hemos esperado tres años enteros.

We have waited three whole years.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Hubiese esperado unos días más.

I would have waited a few more days.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

¿Alguna vez has esperado bajo la lluvia?

Have you ever waited in the rain?

¡Hemos esperado al helicóptero durante tres jodidas horas!

We've been waiting for the helicopter for three fucking hours!

— Kajaki (2014)

Tom debería habernos esperado.

Tom should have waited for us.

Este es el momento por el que hemos esperado.

This is the moment we've been waiting for.

Creo que hemos esperado el tiempo suficiente.

I think we've waited long enough.

Apenas habíamos esperado cinco minutos cuando llegó el bus.

We had barely waited five minutes when the bus arrived.

Si hubiera estado ahí, me hubiera esperado a mí.

If he had been there, he would have waited for me.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Deberías habernos esperado.

You should have waited for us.

¿Has esperado mucho?

Have you been waiting long?

— Nadie sabe (2004)

Yo hubiera esperado.

I would have waited.

Disculpa que hayas esperado tanto.

Sorry you had to wait so long.

— La Tumba de las Luciérnagas (1988)

¿Por qué has esperado diez años para buscarme?

Why did you wait ten years to look for me?

— 三峡好人 (2006)

Han esperado a que todos estuvieran de permiso para hacerlo.

They waited until everyone was cleared to do it.

— Viaje a las estrellas II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Has esperado mucho tiempo por esto.

You've waited a long time for this.

— Familia en renta (2025)

Tom fácilmente pudo habernos esperado.

Tom could easily have waited for us.