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espérer

"espérer" means "to hope" in French. It is number 403 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to hope; to hope for; to have faith, to trust

IPA

/ɛs.pe.ʁe/

Forms in this course

espère

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• On espère !
  Hopefully!
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / Theocracy
• Elle espère.
  She hopes.
  Tatoeba: LdjuherTaqvaylit / Leglaine
• On espère vous revoir.
  We hope to see you again.
  Tatoeba: Aiji / CK

Learned together

In the course, "espérer" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• laisser to leave, to leave behind
• mettre to put
• revoir to see again
• donner to give
• voici here is
• perdre to lose
• tenir to have
• jouer to play
• vivre to live

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