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wait

Pronunciation: /weɪt/

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German translation of wait

A. v.i.

  • 1 warten wait [for] an hour = eine Stunde warten wait a moment = Moment mal keep sb. waiting, make sb. wait = jmdn. warten lassen

B. v.t.

C. n.

  • 1after a long/short wait = nach langer/kurzer Wartezeit
  • 2lie in wait for sb./sth. = jmdm./einer Sache auflauern

Phrasal verbs

wait beˈhind

v.i. noch dableiben

ˈwait for

v.t. warten auf (+ Akk.) wait for sb. to do sth. = darauf warten, dass jmd. etw. tut wait for the rain to stop = warten, bis der Regen aufhört

ˈwait on

v.t. (serve) bedienen

wait ˈup

v.i. aufbleiben (for wegen)

wait in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of wait in the British & World English dictionary Definition of wait in the US English dictionary