aguardar
/aɡwaɾˈdaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to expect
⏳💂 a + guardar (to guard): a guard on watch is someone who waits
Aguardar is a- + guardar, from the same Germanic root as English guard and ward. To keep guard is to stay at your post and wait for what comes, so it means to await. Aguardar a alguien: to wait for someone.