WAIT FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE

Meaning of WAIT FOR THE DUST TO SETTLE in English

➡ let the dust settle

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier to watch, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SETTLE — I. ˈsed. ə l, -et ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English setle, settil, settle, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SETTLE — ( n. ) To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — /wayt/ , v.i. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SETTLE — settle 1 — settleable , adj. — settleability , n. — settledness , n. /set"l/ , v. , settled, settling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUST — — dustless , adj. /dust/ , n. 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. a cloud of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SETTLE — I. ˈse-t ə l verb ( set·tled ; set·tling ˈset-liŋ, ˈse-t ə l-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, to seat, bring to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUST — I. ˈdəst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAIT — vi one who watches; a watchman. 2. wait ·vi ambush. 3. wait ·vi the act of waiting; a delay; a …
Webster English vocab
SETTLE — noun a seat of any kind. 2. settle ·vi to make a jointure for a wife. 3. settle ·noun hence, …
Webster English vocab
DUST — noun gold dust. 2. dust ·noun coined money; cash. 3. dust ·vt to sprinkle with dust. 4. dust ·noun figuratively, …
Webster English vocab
WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUST — [dust] n [ME, fr. OE dust; akin to OHG tunst storm, and prob. to L fumus smoke--more at fume] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUST — dust BrE AmE dʌst ▷ dusted ˈdʌst ɪd -əd ▷ dusting ˈdʌst ɪŋ ▷ dusts dʌsts ▶ ˈ dust ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAIT — / weɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wait (for sb/sth) to stay where you are or delay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SETTLE — / ˈsetl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb END ARGUMENT 1. to put an end to an argument or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — / dʌst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a fine powder that consists of very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. wait 1 S1 W1 /weɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: waitier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SETTLE — set ‧ tle S2 W2 /ˈsetl/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: setlan ] 1 . END …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUST — I. dust 1 S3 W3 /dʌst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] dry powder consisting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SETTLE — v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) establish or become established in a more or less permanent abode …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAIT — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SETTLE — v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) establish or become established in a more or less permanent abode …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUST — n. & v. n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Oxford English vocab
SETTLE — 1. v. 1. tr. & intr. (often foll. by down) establish or become established in a more or less permanent …
Oxford English vocab
DUST — n. & v. --n. 1. a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown …
Oxford English vocab
WAIT — ( waits, waiting, waited) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SETTLE — ( settles, settling, settled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUST — ( dusts, dusting, dusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Dust is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a waiting list (= a list of people who are waiting for something ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SETTLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES decide/settle sb’s/sth’s fate ▪ The meeting will decide the fate of the factory. ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dust storm (= one in which a lot of dust is blown around …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SETTLE — (PAY) [verb] - to pay (esp. money owed or claimed)Please settle your account/bill without further delay. [T]It took the insurance …
Cambridge English vocab
DUST — [verb]I was dusting (= removing dust from) the mantelpiece when I noticed the piece of paper. [T]Would you prefer to …
Cambridge English vocab
WAIT — Synonyms and related words : abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SETTLE — Synonyms and related words : KO, abalienate, abide, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, affirm, afford …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless , lengthy , long ▪ We had a long ~ to see the doctor. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SETTLE — verb 1 end an argument ADVERB ▪ amicably , peacefully ▪ Hopes of settling the conflict peacefully are fading. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DUST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ airborne ▪ radioactive ▪ house , household ▪ desert ( esp. AmE ) ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAIT — See ↑ WAIT 1,2,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't wait • ↑ lie in wait • ↑ make sb wait • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — INDEX: 1. to wait 2. what you say to tell someone to wait 3. a period of time when you …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — n. 25B6; verb we'll wait in the airport : STAY (PUT), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — v. 1 tarry, linger, hold on, stay, bide (one's) time, mark time, stand by, Colloq cool (one's) heels, stick around, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SETTLE — v. 1 arrange, order, dispose, organize, straighten out, put in or into order, compose, sort out, classify, coordinate, resolve, set …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DUST — See: BITE THE DUST, KICK UP A FUSS or KICK UP A DUST, WATCH ONE'S DUST, AFTER THE DUST CLEARS/WHEN …
Словарь английских идиом
WAIT — verb 1 BAD : I'm waiting a letter from my boyfriend. GOOD : I'm expecting a letter from my boyfriend. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAIT — 1. сущ. 1) ожидание; время ожидания long wait ≈ долгое ожидание We had a long wait for the bus. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SETTLE — I сущ. скамья(-ларь) II гл. 1) а) поселить(ся), водворить(ся), обосноваться (тж. settle down) б) населять заселять (какой-л. район) Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUST — 1. сущ. 1) пыль (как субстанция); облако, клубы пыли to gather dust ≈ собирать пыль to raise dust ≈ поднимать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAIT — wait.ogg 1. weıt n 1. ожидание in wait for - в ожидании to have a long wait for smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SETTLE — settle.ogg 1. ʹsetl n 1. деревянная скамья с высокой спинкой; скамья-ларь 2. редк. помост 2. ʹsetl v _I 1. решать, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DUST — dust.ogg 1. dʌst n 1. пыль fine dust - мелкая пыль brick dust - кирпичная пыль cosmic radioactive dust - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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