wait up

1. To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.

2. (США, розмовне, часто)To wait.

   Hey, wait up! I forgot my umbrella.

   We have to wait up for Steve.

1. I waited up.

   Я дочекався.

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2. Hey, wait up!

   Агов, зачекай!

   ruЭй, подожди!

   deHey, warte mal!

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3. Can you wait up a sec?

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4. Tom is waiting to pick up Mary.

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5. I'm going to wait up for a while.

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неправильне

• wait onслужити, обслуговуватиTo provide a service to (someone); to act as a servant to (someone); to serve (someone) as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.
• wait forутримувати, триматиTo wait until the specified event occurs.
• wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
• wait outTo wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.
• wait aroundTo spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.