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Meaning of wait for | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To wait until the specified event occurs.
  2. To await the arrival of.

Equivalents

العربية أبن انتظر تحين رقب
Čeština vyčkat vyčkávat
Deutsch abwarten erharren
Ελληνικά περιμένω
Suomi varrota
עברית חיכה
हिन्दी अगोरना जोहना
Bahasa Indonesia menunggukan tongkrongi tunggu tunggui
日本語 待つ
한국어 기다리다
Türkçe beklemek
Tiếng Việt đợi ngóng ngóng đợi

Examples

“Wait for the light to change before you cross the street.”
“What are you waiting for?”
“And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts...”
“I'm waiting for my date.”
“I'm waiting for the train.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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