avvakta

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • afvakta

Etymology

av- +‎ vakta. Compare Dutch afwachten, Middle Low German afwachten, archaic German abwachten. See also German abwarten.

Verb

avvakta (present avvaktar, preterite avvaktade, supine avvaktat, imperative avvakta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to wait, to await, to stand by (as opposed to acting, in anticipation of something or to see what happens or the like)
    Vi tänker avvakta och se vad som händer
    We are going to wait and see what happens
    1. to wait for
      Avvakta signal innan ni kör på båten
      Wait for the signal before you drive onto the boat
    2. to delay, postpone, hold off

Conjugation
Conjugation of avvakta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive avvakta avvaktas
Supine avvaktat avvaktats
Imperative avvakta —
Imper. plural1 avvakten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avvaktar avvaktade avvaktas avvaktades
Ind. plural1 avvakta avvaktade avvaktas avvaktades
Subjunctive2 avvakte avvaktade avvaktes avvaktades
Participles
Present participle avvaktande
Past participle avvaktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References
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