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Meaning of wait | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A1 Common

weɪt

Definitions

A surname.
A delay.
An ambush.
third-person singular present indicative
Ellipsis of wait state.
abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
second-person singular imperative
One who watches; a watchman.
obsolete
Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
UK, in-plural, obsolete
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.
UK, in-plural

Equivalents

Afrikaans wag

አማርኛ መጠበቅ

العربية إنتظرْ انتظر

Azərbaycanca gözləmək

Беларуская пачакаць чакаць

Български очаквам очакване чакам

বাংলা অপেক্ষা করা

བོད་སྐད སྒུག

Bosanski čakati kali pres var чекати

Català espera esperar esperar-se

Čeština čekat obsluhovat

Cymraeg aros

Dansk vente

Deutsch bedienen warten

Ελληνικά περιμένω σερβίρω

Esperanto atendi

Español aguardar bancar espera esperar retraso ser camarero servir

Eesti ootama

Suomi odottaa odotus tarjoilla

Français attendre Attente faire le service patienter Servir

Gaeilge fán fuirigh

Galego agardar espera esperar mentrexar

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kali

עברית המתין

हिन्दी इंतज़ार करना ठहरना प्रतीक्षा करना

Hrvatski čakati kali pres var чекати

Magyar var

Հայերեն սպասարկել սպասել

Bahasa Indonesia menunggu

Íslenska bíða

Italiano aspettare attendere attesa servire a tavola

日本語ウエイターをするウエイトレスをする待ち待つ

ქართული დალოდება

Қазақша күту тосу

ខ្មែរ ចាំ រងចាំ

한국어 기다리다 기다림 대기하다 서비스하다 시중들다

Kurdî fan kalî pres tatarî

Кыргызча күйүү күтүү

Latina expectātiō expecto exspectō opperior

Lëtzebuergesch waarden

ລາວ ລໍ້ ລໍຖ້າ

Lietuvių laukti

Latviešu apkalpot gaidīt

Te Reo Māori tātari whakarato whanga

Македонски дочека почека служи чека чекање

Монгол хүлээх

मराठी वाट पाहणे

Malti stenna

မြန်မာဘာသာ စောင်

नेपाली पर्खनु

Nederlands afwachten bedienen wachten

Polski czekać kelnerować obsługiwać obsłużyć oczekiwać opóźnienie

Português aguardar espera esperar servir

Română aștepta așteptare

Русский ждать задержка обслуживать обслужить ожидание ожида́ть подождать чекать

Slovenčina čakať

Slovenščina čakati

Shqip pres

Српски čakati kali pres var чекати

Svenska bida vänta väntan

தமிழ் பொறுத்திரு

ไทย รอ

Türkmençe garaşmak

Tagalog maghintay paghihintay

Türkçe beklemek

Українська жда́ти очі́кувати чекати

اردو انتظار کرنا ٹھہرنا

Tiếng Việt chợ chờ đợi đội

Examples

“I had a very long wait at the airport security check.”

“They lay in wait for the patrol.”

“an enemy in wait”

“[…]as he returned home to his owne house, the waits should sound the hautboies all the way”

“Hark! are the waits abroad?”

“1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony.”

“[…] the waits begin their rounds, and going from house to house, […] they sing carols and Christmas hymns until […] another Christmas-day has dawned.[…]”

CEFR level

Beginner
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