No. 3,047 in Portuguese
aguardado
"Awaited" or "expected."
In a sentence
O dia tão aguardado finalmente chegou.
The long-awaited day has finally arrived.
In this sentence, "aguardado" functions as an adjective, describing "dia" (day) that was anticipated.
Este lançamento foi muito aguardado pelos fãs.
This release was highly awaited by the fans.
Here, "aguardado" serves as an adjective, characterizing "lançamento" (release) as something that was anticipated by an audience.
O resultado do exame está sendo aguardado com ansiedade.
The result of the exam is being awaited anxiously.
In this example, "aguardado" appears as the main action within a passive construction, indicating the act of waiting for "resultado" (result).
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