WAIT


Meaning of WAIT in English

I

n.

1) to lie in ~ for

2) to have a (long) ~ for (we had a long ~ for the bus)

II

v.

1) ( BE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ at (to ~ at table) ( cf. 3)

2) ( D ; intr. ) to ~ for (they ~ed for me; they ~ed for me to leave)

3) ( AE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on (to ~ on tables) ( cf. l)

4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ on, upon ('to attend to') (to ~ on smb. hand and foot)

5) ( E ) we are ~ing to go

6) ( misc. ) to keep smb. ~ing; they ~ed until she returned

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.