wait
Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etcTells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allow clarification.
» Please wait outside of the house.
Зачекай надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
Зачекайте надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
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1 senses(informal)Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allow clarification.
- And so I went upstairs— - Wait. Your house has two floors?
Examples
11612 sentencesPlease wait outside of the house.
Зачекай надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
Many people were waiting in line.
У черзі чекало багато людей. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruВ очереди ждало много людей. — venticello
deViele Leute standen Schlange. — raggione
Please wait until I come back.
Будь ласка, почекайте на моє повернення. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, подождите, пока я вернусь. — redscorp
deWarten Sie bitte, bis ich zurückkomme. — redscorp
I'm still waiting for my order.
Я все ще чекаю на своє замовлення. — deniko
ruЯ всё ещё жду мой заказ. — Olya
deIch warte immer noch auf meine Bestellung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I was asked to wait here.
Мене попросили почекати тут. — aandrusiak
ruМеня попросили подождать здесь. — afyodor
deIch wurde gebeten, hier zu warten. — Wolf
Origin
From Middle English waiten, from Anglo-Norman waiter, waitier (compare French guetter fromFrom Middle English waiten, from Anglo-Norman waiter, waitier (compare French guetter from Old French gaitier, guaitier), from Frankish *wahtwēn (“to watch, guard”), derivative of Frankish *wahtu (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”).
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Synonyms
3 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- is waiting for
- wait until
- to wait for
- have to wait
- wait any longer
- waiting for a
- can't wait
- can't wait to
- wait until monday
- to wait until
- waiting for the
- still waiting for