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verbWhen you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives .I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus.Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen.I waited to see how she responded.Angus got out of the car to wait.We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success.He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months.The waiting became almost unbearable.If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.There'll be a car waiting for you.When we came home we had a meal waiting for us.Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard.Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded.He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train.The President had his plane waiting, 20 minutes' drive away.If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later .I want to talk to you, but it can wait.Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book.As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait.Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something.'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!'If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.There were plenty of servants to wait on her.Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester.nounA wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something....the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result. A1

word	wait
definition	verb When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives . I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus. Stop waiting for things to happen. Make them happen. I waited to see how she responded. Angus got out of the car to wait. We will have to wait a week or so before we know whether the operation is a success. He told waiting journalists that he did not expect a referendum to be held for several months. The waiting became almost unbearable. If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. There'll be a car waiting for you. When we came home we had a meal waiting for us. Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard. Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded. He had a taxi waiting to take him to the train. The President had his plane waiting, 20 minutes' drive away. If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later . I want to talk to you, but it can wait. Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found. You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book. As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait. Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. 'Wait a minute!' he broke in. 'This is not giving her a fair hearing!' If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. There were plenty of servants to wait on her. Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester. noun A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. ...the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result.
inflections	waitswaitingwaitedwaiting
cefr-level	A1

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