wait

Definitions

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

Equivalents

65 more languages

Afrikaanswag

አማርኛመጠበቅ

العربيةإنتظرْانتظر

Azərbaycan diligözləmək

Беларускаяпачакацьчакаць

Българскиочаквамочакванечакам

বাংলাঅপেক্ষা করা

བོད་སྐད།སྒུག

Bosanskičakatikalipresvarчекати+ 2 more

Catalàesperaesperaresperar-se

Češtinačekatdočkej času, jako husa klasuobsluhovat

Cymraegaros

Danskvente

Ελληνικάαναμονήπεριμένωσερβίρω

Esperantoatendi

Eestiootama

Suomiodottaaodottaminenodotustarjoilla+ 1 more

Gaeilgefánfuirigh

Galegoagardaresperaesperarmentrexar+ 1 more

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻikali

עבריתהמתין

हिन्दीइंतज़ार करनाठहरनाप्रतीक्षा करना

Hrvatskičakatikalipresvarчекати+ 2 more

Magyarvar

Հայերենսպասարկելսպասել

Bahasa Indonesiamenunggu

Íslenskabíða

Italianoaspettareattendereattesaservire a tavola+ 1 more

日本語ウエイターをするウエイトレスをする待待ち待つ+ 2 more

ქართულიდალოდება

Қазақ тілікүтутосу

ភាសាខ្មែរចាំរងចាំ

한국어기다리다기다림대기하다서비스하다시중들다+ 2 more

Kurdîfankalîprestatarî+ 1 more

Кыргызчакүйүүкүтүү

Latinaexpectātiōexpectoexspectōopperior+ 1 more

Lëtzebuergeschwaarden

ລາວລໍ້ລໍຖ້າ

Lietuviųlaukti

Latviešuapkalpotgaidīt

Te Reo Māoritātariwhakaratowhanga

Македонскидочекапочекаслужичекачекање+ 2 more

Монголхүлээх

मराठीवाट पाहणे

Maltistenna

မြန်မာစောင်

नेपालीपर्खनु

Nederlandsafwachtenbedienenwachten

Polskiczekaćkelnerowaćobsługiwaćobsłużyćoczekiwaćopóźnienie+ 3 more

Portuguêsaguardaresperaesperarservir+ 1 more

Românăașteptaașteptare

Русскийждатьзадержкаобслуживатьобслужитьожиданиеожида́тьподождатьчекать+ 5 more

Slovenčinačakať

Slovenščinačakati

Shqippres

Српскиčakatikalipresvarчекати+ 2 more

Svenskabidaväntaväntan

தமிழ்பொறுத்திரு

ไทยรอ

Türkmençegaraşmak

Tagalogmaghintaypaghihintay

Türkçebeklemekgecikmeintizar

Українськажда́тиочі́куватичекати

اردوانتظار کرناٹھہرنا

Tiếng Việtchợchờ đợiđội

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