wait up
wait up · waits up · waited up · waiting up
To stay awake waiting for somebody to returnTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
» I waited up.
Я дочекався.
Я зачекав.
Meaning
2 sensesTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
(US, colloquial, often)To wait.
Hey, wait up! I forgot my umbrella.
We have to wait up for Steve.
Examples
53 sentencesI waited up.
Я дочекався.
Hey, wait up!
Агов, зачекай!
ruЭй, подожди!
deHey, warte mal!
Can you wait up a sec?
Tom is waiting to pick up Mary.
I'm going to wait up for a while.
Forms
waits up, waiting up, waited up, waited up| Base form | wait up · to wait up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | waits up |
| Present participle | waiting up |
| Past simple | waited up |
| Past participle | waited up |
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