vente

See also: venté

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish wæntæ, from Old Norse vænta, vætta, from Proto-Germanic *wēnatjaną, related to *winiz (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛntə/, [ˈʋɛnd̥ə]
• Rhymes: -ɛntə

Verb

vente (imperative vent, infinitive at vente, present tense venter, past tense ventede, perfect tense ventet)

1. (intransitive) wait

   Vent på mig!

   Wait for me!

2. (transitive) expect

   Han ventede mig tydeligvis.

   He clearly expected me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vente

active passive present venter ventes past ventede ventedes infinitive vente ventes imperative vent — participle present ventende past ventet (auxiliary verb have) gerund venten

Derived terms

• afvente
• ventelig
• venten ("the act of waiting")
• ventetid
• uventet

Further reading

• “vente” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “vente” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Verb

vente

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of venten

French

Etymology

From vendita, the feminine of Latin vēnditus (“sold”), past participle of vēndō (“to sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃t/

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Noun

vente f (plural ventes)

1. sale

   une vente de gâteaux ― bake sale

   mettre en vente ― to put up for sale

Derived terms

• point de vente
• taxe de vente
• taxe sur la vente
• vente aux enchères
• vente de garage
• vente pyramidale

Related terms

• mévente
• vendre

Verb

vente

1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of venter

Further reading

• “vente”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• évent

Galician

Verb

vente

1. inflection of ventar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative