verb
abwarten
várni
Noch nichts tun und erst sehen, was später passiert.
The German word "abwarten" is a verb made up of the words "ab" and "warten."
- "ab" is a prefix often meaning "off" or "away."
- "warten" means "to wait."
"Abwarten" means "to wait and see" or "to wait patiently" before taking action or making a decision.
Similar words:
- warten (to wait)
- ausharren (to persevere, wait persistently)
- abwägen (to weigh, consider, though with a different nuance)
Difference:
"abwarten" emphasizes waiting patiently for a situation to develop, often with an attitude of evaluating what comes next, while "warten" is a more general term for waiting. "Ausharren" conveys enduring waiting under difficult circumstances.
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Examples
Wir müssen noch abwarten.verb
Még várnunk kell.
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