wait out
wait out · waits out · waited out · waiting out
пережидать
To wait through: wait till the endTo wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.
» I'm not waiting to find out.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To wait through (something): wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.
пережидатьperežidatʹ
Examples
43 sentencesI'm not waiting to find out.
I can't wait to find out.
Would you mind waiting out here, please?
I'll wait out in front for you.
Tom is waiting for Mary out front.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure:
Forms
waits out, waiting out, waited out, waited out| Base form | wait out · to wait out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | waits out |
| Present participle | waiting out |
| Past simple | waited out |
| Past participle | waited out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb