wait a minute
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wait, minuteUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wait, minute.
Meaning
1 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wait, minute.
Examples
235 sentencesI waited until the last minute.
Я чекав до останньої хвилини. — deniko
ruЯ ждал до последней минуты. — marafon
deIch habe bis zur letzten Minute gewartet. — MUIRIEL
Would you please wait for a minute?
Чи не могли б ви зачекати хвилинку? — deniko
deKönnten Sie noch für eine Minute warten? — Trinkschokolade
Tom told Mary to wait a minute.
Том сказав Мері зачекати хвилинку. — deniko
ruТом сказал Мэри подождать минутку. — marafon
I've been waiting here for thirty minutes.
Я чекала тут тридцять хвилин. — Ahha
I was made to wait for over 30 minutes.
Мене примусили чекати більше півгодини. — deniko
ruМеня заставили ждать больше получаса. — odexed
Forms
waits a minute, waiting a minute, waited a minute, waited a minute| Base form | wait a minute · to wait a minute |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | waits a minute |
| Present participle | waiting a minute |
| Past simple | waited a minute |
| Past participle | waited a minute |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.