wait around (ouèit aràund)

Phrasal-verb Work

Signification

to stay somewhere doing nothing while waiting for something

rester quelque part à ne rien faire en attendant quelque chose (rester quelque part a ne rien faire en attendant quelque chose)

"I had to wait around for hours before the meeting started."

"J'ai dû attendre des heures avant que la réunion commence." (J'ai du attendre des heures avant que la reunion commence)

to formally ask for a change in a court decision

to act according to what one has promised or expected

to resist or oppose injustice; to defend principles

to grow a business into new territories or sectors

to exchange something for a better option

to increase strength or endurance gradually