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wait

English

  1. 🔊 the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
    “the wait was an ordeal for him”
  2. 🔊 time during which some action is awaited
    “instant replay caused too long a delay”
  3. 🔊 serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
    “I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's”
  4. 🔊 stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
    “I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets”
  5. 🔊 wait before acting
    “the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment”
  6. 🔊 look forward to the probable occurrence of
    “We were expecting a visit from our relatives”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 aguaite wait
  2. 🔊 espera wait
  3. 🔊 pere wait
  4. 🔊 aguaitar to wait
  5. 🔊 aguardar to wait
  6. 🔊 expectar to wait
  7. 🔊 esperar to wait, wait (for)
  8. 🔊 esperar to wait, to hold on (reflexive for emphatic use)

Similar words

waiting delay hold time lag postponement expect look await waitress hold off hold back abide administer to afterthought attend attend on await ballad singer balladeer bard be patient bear with composure bide bide the issue