ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ
ΠΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊ
wait
/weΙͺt/
to wait
01
ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ
to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens
Intransitive: to wait | to wait for sth
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
We 're patiently waiting for the rain to stop.
ΠΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡΡ.
1.1
ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ
to be dealt with later in the future
Intransitive
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
Let 's focus on the urgent matters first; the rest can wait.
ΠΠ°Π²Π°ΠΉΡΠ΅ ΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»Π° ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π΄Π΅Π»Π°Ρ
; ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ.
1.2
ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, Π±ΡΡΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌ
(of something) to be ready for a particular person to use or have
Intransitive: to wait | to wait for sb
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The restaurant had a table waiting for our reservation.
Π ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΡΠΎΠ», ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.
02
ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ
to work in a restaurant serving meals to customers
Transitive: to wait tables
Intransitive: to wait on sb
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
He 's waiting tables to earn some extra money.
ΠΠ½ ΠΆΠ΄ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π·Π°ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
Π΄Π΅Π½Π΅Π³.
03
ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ, ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°ΡΡ
to wish or look for a specific thing to take place, particularly for a long period of time
Intransitive: to wait | to wait for an opportunity
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
She 's been waiting for the right opportunity to start her own business.
ΠΠ½Π° ΠΆΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π±ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅Ρ.
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ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅
the act or period of staying in one place with the expectation of something happening or someone arriving
ΠΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ
The wait for the elevator seemed endless during rush hour.
ΠΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π»ΠΈΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π±Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ Π² ΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΈΠΊ.
02
ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈΡ
time during which some action is awaited
ΠΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ
waiter
waiting
waiting
wait
