English to German Meaning of wait - warten


Wait :
warten

warten, Erwartung, Auffassung, Hinterhalt

warten, erwarten, verweilen, Pause, Suche, ausstehen, erwarten von, schweben, verzögern, Sei dahinter, verschieben, vertagen, halten über, sitzen, faulenzen

warte abgewartetBedienungKellnerwartenwartet
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Definitions of wait in English
Noun(1) time during which some action is awaited(2) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something
Verb(1) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something(2) wait before acting(3) look forward to the probable occurrence of(4) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
Examples of wait in English
(1) Also today, news comes that British holidaymakers heading for the United States face a five-hour wait to check in.(2) He'd kept everything warm in the oven for her and Ashton agreed to wait dinner on her as he wasn't hungry.(3) he did not wait for a reply(4) And I didn't want to be a woman that stayed at home to wait for my husband to come home every night.(5) we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait(6) Subtitled ÔÇÿanother side of Cirque du Soleil,ÔÇÖ this one'll have to wait till the kids are in bed.(7) a local man was employed to wait on them at table(8) Her family faced an agonising wait to see the extent of her injuries.(9) When clients come to me I see them once or twice to see if I'm the right architect, and then there's the wait period.(10) I had a half-hour wait on the platform(11) Hundreds of couples wait in a line circling the block of San Francisco's City Hall.(12) Postpone those decisions that can wait until you feel more able to deal with them.(13) I had to wait my turn to play(14) However, I am wondering what harm could it have done to wait another week until we got it right?(15) Travellers to North America face a further wait as US airspace remained closed this evening.(16) I'll wait until midnight
Related Phrases of wait
(1) please wait ::
Warten Sie mal
(2) wait for ::
warten auf
(3) wait up ::
aufbleiben
(4) wait on ::
bedienen
(5) wait until ::
warte bis
(6) please wait a moment ::
bitte warte einen Moment
(7) to wait for ::
warten auf
(8) wait a while ::
Warte eine Weile
(9) wait out ::
abwarten
(10) can wait ::
kann warten
Synonyms
Noun
1. delay ::
verzögern
Verb
4. hold on ::
warten Sie mal
5. await ::
erwarten
6. be postponed ::
sich verschieben
7. hold back ::
halte zurück
8. waitress ::
Kellnerin
9. look ::
aussehen
Different Forms
wait, waited, waiter, waiters, waiting, waits
Word Example from TV Shows
I told you to wait outside.

I told you to WAIT outside.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 2

Wait a minute.
You're not going to do anything?

Wait a minute. You're not going to do anything?

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 19

Okay, just you
wait and see.

Okay, just you WAIT and see.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 6

Wait, wait, wait. You had surgery?

Wait, WAIT, WAIT. You had surgery?

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 11

Wait... how can, how can
anyone ruin Raiders?

Wait... how can, how can anyone ruin Raiders?

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 4

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