Usages of exspectare
Puer domi matrem exspectat; pluvia cadit, igitur foris ludere non vult.
The boy waits at home for his mother; rain is falling, therefore he does not want to play outside.
Multi homines in foro imperatorem exspectant.
Many people wait for the emperor in the forum.
Discipulus eam in foro exspectat, quia epistulam accipere vult.
The student waits for her in the forum, because he wants to receive a letter.
Turba ante theatrum exspectat; portis apertis, omnes laeti intrant.
A crowd waits in front of the theater; with the gates having been opened, everyone enters happily.
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