wait — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

   ÜbersetzungEine Bewegung oder Handlung bis zu einem bestimmten Ereignis oder Zeitpunkt aufschieben; unbeachtet bleiben oder in Bereitschaft verharren.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Beispiele

   Please wait here until I return.

   Bitte warte hier, bis ich zurückkomme.

   Wait here until your car arrives.

   I’m still waiting for you to pay me back the money I lent you..

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   They also serve who only stand and wait.

   Haste, my dear father; 'tis no time to wait.

   No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

   The South London tramway replacement will have to wait, possibly five years, because of the slowing down of bus manufacture due to national requirements.

2. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

   ÜbersetzungIn einem Restaurant oder einer anderen Gaststätte die Gäste am Tisch bedienen.

   Gebrauch

   • US-amerikanischer Gebrauch
   • intransitiv
   • stative

   Beispiele

   She waits tables at a café.

   Sie bedient die Gäste in einem Café.

   She used to wait in this joint.

3. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   to wait one’s turn

   Awed with these words, in camps they still abide, / And wait with longing looks their promised guide.

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   The Court had assembled, to wait events, in the huge antechamber known as the Œil de Boeuf.

4. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch
   • transitiv

   Beispiele

   He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all / His warlike troops, to wait the funeral.

   Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee, / And everlasting anguish be thy portion.

5. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

6. To defer or postpone (especially a meal).

   Gebrauch

   • umgangssprachlich
   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   Montague Thorold, who impatiently watched her wherever she went, came to tell her that his mother waited breakfast for her.

7. To watch with malicious intent; to lie in wait

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

8. To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

   Beispiele

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   She did not question him. Before leaving, she asked only, "When will I see you again?" He answered, "I don't know. Don't wait for me, Dagny. Next time we meet, you will not want to see me."

   I will wait / Even if it takes forever / I will wait / Even if it takes a lifetime

Substantiv

1. A delay.

   ÜbersetzungEine Verzögerung oder Wartezeit.

   Beispiele

   There was a long wait at the station.

   Am Bahnhof gab es eine lange Wartezeit.

   I had a very long wait at the airport security check.

2. An ambush.

   Beispiele

   They lay in wait for the patrol.

   an enemy in wait

3. One who watches; a watchman.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

4. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

   Gebrauch

   • britischer Gebrauch
   • in-plural
   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   […]as he returned home to his owne house, the waits should sound the hautboies all the way

5. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.

   Gebrauch

   • britischer Gebrauch
   • in-plural

   Beispiele

   Hark! are the waits abroad?

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   1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon The sound of the waits, rude as may be their minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter night with the effect of perfect harmony.

   […] the waits begin their rounds, and going from house to house, […] they sing carols and Christmas hymns until […] another Christmas-day has dawned.[…]

Interjektion

1. Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allow clarification.

   ÜbersetzungFordert die andere Person auf, kurz mit dem Reden, Tippen oder Ähnlichem aufzuhören, oft um etwas zu klären.

   Gebrauch

   • informell

   Synonyme

   hold onwait a minutejust a minute

   Beispiele

   Wait, which address do you mean?

   Moment, welche Adresse meinst du?

   - And so I went upstairs— - Wait. Your house has two floors?

Substantiv

1. time during which some action is awaited

   Synonyme

   delayholdtime lagpostponement

   Oberbegriffe

   pauseintermissionbreakinterruptionsuspension

   Beispiele

   instant replay caused too long a delay

   he ordered a hold in the action

2. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   Synonyme

   waiting

   Oberbegriffe

   inactivity

   Beispiele

   the wait was an ordeal for him

Verb

1. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

   Oberbegriffe

   expectlookawaitstaystickstick aroundstay putremainpersist

   Beispiele

   I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets

2. wait before acting

   Synonyme

   hold offhold back

   Oberbegriffe

   actmove

   Beispiele

   the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment

3. look forward to the probable occurrence of

   Synonyme

   expectlookawait

   Oberbegriffe

   thinkcogitatecerebrate

   Beispiele

   We were expecting a visit from our relatives

   She is looking to a promotion

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   he is waiting to be drafted

4. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

   Synonyme

   waitress

   Oberbegriffe

   work

   Beispiele

   I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's