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waiting /'weitiɳ/
wait /ˈweɪt/
wait
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* Các từ tương tự:
waiting game, waiting-lady, waiting-list, waiting-maid, waiting-room, waiting-woman
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verbwaits; waited; waiting[no obj] :to stay in a place until an expected event happens, until someone arrives, until it is your turn to do something, etc.to not do something until something else happens [no obj]We'll wait until you come back to start the movie. [=we will not start the movie until you come back] [+ obj][no obj]to remain in a state in which you expect or hope that something will happen soonto remain in a state in which you expect to learn or find out something soon[no obj] :to be done or dealt with at a later time[no obj] :to be in a place ready to be dealt with, taken, etc. - always used as (be) waitingaccident waiting to happenxem accidentcan't waitor can hardly waitIf you can't wait or can hardly wait, you are very excited about doing something or eager for something to happen or begin.hurry up and waitxem hurrywait a minute/moment/secondused to tell someone to stop and wait brieflyused to interrupt someone or something because you have noticed, thought of, or remembered somethingwait at tableBrit formal :to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitresswait for itchiefly Brit informal - used to emphasize that the following statement is foolish, surprising, funny, etc.wait in[phrasal verb] Brit :to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrivewait onalso wait upon[phrasal verb]wait on/upon (someone)to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitress to (someone)to provide service to (a customer) :to help (a customer) make purchasesto act as a servant to (someone)She waited on her children hand and foot. [=she acted like a servant to her children; she provided her children with everything they needed or wanted]wait on/upon (someone or something) chiefly US :to wait for (someone or something) to arrive or happenThe government's decision must wait on the committee's report. [=the government's decision will not be made until the committee has issued its report]wait out[phrasal verb]wait (something) out or wait out (something) :to stay in one place until the end of (something)wait tablesUS :to serve food or drinks as a waiter or waitresswait until/tillused to emphasize that a future event is going to be very surprising, important, etc.You think you're in trouble now? Just wait until your father finds out what you did, young lady! [=your father will be very angry and will punish you when he finds out what you did]wait up[phrasal verb]to delay going to bed while you wait for someone to arrivechiefly US informal :to stop moving forward so that someone who is behind you can join youwhat are you waiting for?used to say that someone should do something immediatelynounplural waits[count] :a period of time when you must wait - usually singularlie in waitto hide and wait for the right moment to make an attack
* Các từ tương tự:
waiter, waiting game, waiting list, waiting room, waitress, waitstaff
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verbIf you wait till I've finished this, I'll join you for dinnerThe quarterly sales figures can wait - we haven't yet completed those for this monthRose made such a fuss that the restaurant staff refused to wait on hernounThere was an extra long wait between trains because of track repairs further up the line