sperare

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spe‧rà‧re

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin spērāre.

Verb

speràre (first-person singular present spèro, first-person singular past historic sperài, past participle speràto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive with di (+ infinitive) or che (+ subjunctive)) to hope
    Speriamo bene! ― Let's hope for the best! (literally, “Let's hope well!”)
    Spero che ti piaccia. ― I hope you like it.
    Spero di sì. ― I hope so.
  2. (intransitive) to trust [+ in (object) = in]; to hope [+ in (object) = for]
    Spero in dio. ― I trust in God.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • → Romanian: spera (also from Latin)

Etymology 2

From spera (“ray of light”) +‎ -are; ultimately from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “sphere”).

Verb

speràre (first-person singular present spèro, first-person singular past historic sperài, past participle speràto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to candle (to inspect a transparent or translucent object using a light source)
    sperare un uovo ― to candle an egg
Conjugation

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

spērāre

  1. inflection of spērō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

From spera (“to hope”) +‎ -re.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are

Noun

sperare f (plural sperări)

  1. hope
    Synonyms: speranță, nădejde

Declension

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