wait

verb
/weɪt/

Meaning

to stay in expectation; to delay action until something happens
to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens

Example Sentences

Please wait here while I get the documents.

I will wait for you at the bus stop.

Synonyms

stay, remain, pause, hold, delay, linger, anticipate
Entry 1
stay, remain, pause, hold, delay
Entry 2
remain, stay, linger, anticipate

Antonyms

leave, go, proceed, rush, hurry, depart
Entry 1
leave, go, proceed, rush, hurry
Entry 2
leave, go, depart

Collocations

wait for, wait patiently, wait in line, wait up, long wait
Entry 1
wait for, wait patiently, wait in line, wait up, long wait
Entry 2
wait for, wait patiently, wait in line

More Example Sentences

How long are you waiting?

Whoever comes, let him wait for me.

Standing at the bus stand, I wait for a bus.

A proverb goes, time and tide waits for none.

We have been waiting for you for fifteen minutes.

I would like to file a complaint against a waiter.

Standing at the subway station, I wait for a train.

Standing at the airport gate, I wait for my flight.

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently

A bus driver helps a lost tourist who cannot find his hotel in an unfamiliar city by checking the address on his phone and explaining which stop to get off at while the other passengers wait patiently and one of them draws a small map on paper

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to build or form something again after it has been damaged or destroyed
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