wait for

1. To wait until the specified event occurs.

   Wait for the light to change before you cross the street.

   What are you waiting for?

2. To await the arrival of.

   I'm waiting for my date.

   I'm waiting for the train.

1. I'm still waiting for my order.

   Я все ще чекаю на своє замовлення.

   ruЯ всё ещё жду мой заказ.

   deIch warte immer noch auf meine Bestellung.

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2. He will be waiting for you.

   Він чекатиме на тебе.

   ruОн будет тебя ждать.

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3. They waited for him for hours.

   Вони годинами чекали на нього.

   ruОни прождали его несколько часов.

   deSie warteten stundenlang auf ihn.

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4. They must be waiting for you.

   Вони, мабуть, на тебе чекають.

   ruОни, должно быть, тебя ждут.

   deSie warten wohl auf dich.

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5. She waited for him for hours.

   Вона годинами чекала на нього.

   ruОна часами его ждала.

   deSie hat stundenlang auf ihn gewartet.

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irregular

• 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.