to wait
01
vänta, avvakta
to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens
Intransitive: to wait | to wait for sth
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
regelbundet
presens
wait
3:e person singular
waits
presens particip
waiting
enkelt preteritum
waited
perfekt particip
waited
Exempel
We're patiently waiting for the rain to stop.
Vi väntar tålmodigt på att regnet ska sluta.
1.1
vänta, skjuta upp
to be dealt with later in the future
Intransitive
Exempel
Let's focus on the urgent matters first; the rest can wait.
Låt oss fokusera på de brådskande frågorna först; resten kan vänta.
1.2
vänta, vara redo
(of something) to be ready for a particular person to use or have
Intransitive: to wait | to wait for sb
Exempel
The restaurant had a table waiting for our reservation.
Restaurangen hade ett bord som väntade på vår bokning.
02
serva, jobba som servitör
to work in a restaurant serving meals to customers
Transitive: to wait tables
Intransitive: to wait on sb
Exempel
He's waiting tables to earn some extra money.
Han väntar bord för att tjäna lite extra pengar.
03
vänta, avvakta
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
Exempel
He's waiting for the perfect time to propose to his girlfriend.
Han väntar på det perfekta tillfället att fria till sin flickvän.
Wait
01
väntan, att vänta
the act or period of staying in one place with the expectation of something happening or someone arriving
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
räknebart
pluralform
waits
Exempel
The wait for the elevator seemed endless during rush hour.
Väntan på hissen verkade ändlös under rusningstid.
02
väntan, väntetid
time during which some action is awaited
Lexikalt Träd
waiter
waiting
waiting
wait
