abwarten

B1#3,053

Hear it

verb

to await; to wait for
to wait and seeawait the course of events before taking action
to wait throughuntil the end
to wait around, to be patient

Forms

Present

I	warte ab
you	wartest ab
he, she, it	wartet ab
we	warten ab
you (plural)	wartet ab
they	warten ab

Preterite

I	wartete ab
you	wartetest ab
he, she, it	wartete ab
we	warteten ab
you (plural)	wartetet ab
they	warteten ab

Subjunctive I

I	warte ab
you	wartest ab
he, she, it	warte ab
we	warten ab
you (plural)	wartet ab
they	warten ab

Subjunctive II

I	wartete ab
you	wartetest ab
he, she, it	wartete ab
we	warteten ab
you (plural)	wartetet ab
they	warteten ab

Imperative

you	wart ab / warte ab
you (plural)	wartet ab

Other forms

infinitive	abwarten
past participle	abgewartet
present participle	abwartend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Beim Wetter muss man abwarten, immer.With the weather you have to wait and see, always.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
Wir warten den Regen ab und gehen danach.We'll wait for the rain to stop and go afterwards.B1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (B1)
Beim Nebel muss man abwarten, im Zimmer unten.With fog you have to wait and see, in the room downstairs.B1Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)

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