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No. 5,316 in French

attendons

"Attendons" means "let's wait" or "we wait."

In a sentence

  • Nous attendons le bus pour aller à l'école.

    We are waiting for the bus to go to school.

    In this sentence, 'attendons' is used in the context of 'waiting for something.' It conveys the idea that the subject is waiting for the arrival of the bus.

  • Attendons un moment avant de partir.

    Let's wait a moment before leaving.

    Here, 'attendons' is an imperative form used to suggest waiting for a period of time. It expresses the suggestion to pause momentarily before taking action.

  • Ils ne nous attendons jamais, même si nous sommes en retard.

    They never wait for us, even if we are late.

    In this context, 'attendons' illustrates how the verb is conjugated differently to match the subject when referring to others neglecting to wait for the speaker or another subject.

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