attenderò

Attenderà is the third-person singular future indicative form of the Italian verb attendere, meaning “to wait for” or “to attend to.” It corresponds to “he/she/it will wait” and, when used with the formal subject Lei, to “you (formal) will wait.” The form is standard in Italian and is found in formal, literary, or written contexts as well as in everyday speech where the future tense is appropriate.

Etymology: Attendere derives from Latin ad tendere, meaning “to stretch toward” or “to reach.” The modern Italian form attenderà follows the regular -ere verb future conjugation.

Conjugation: io attenderò; tu attenderai; lui/lei attenderà; noi attenderemo; voi attenderete; loro attenderanno.

Usage and nuances: Attendere is often more formal or literary than aspettare, which is more common in spoken Italian. Attendere can carry a sense of waiting with purpose or expectation, and it appears in idiomatic expressions such as attendere al proprio dovere, meaning to attend to or take care of one’s duties. In phrases involving outcomes or responses, attenderà is appropriate when the speaker refers to someone who will wait for a future event or decision.

Examples: Domani attenderà il treno. Lei attenderà una risposta. In contexts requiring formality, one might say Lei attenderà l’esito della negoziazione.