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- to remain in a place and not do anything until something expected happens: [no object] We waited until the bus came. [no object* (~ + for + object)] We've been waiting for the bus. [~ + object + for + object] We waited a week for your letter. [~ + to + verb] We waited to see you.
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to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something: wait for I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. The dentist kept me waiting for ages.
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to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something: wait for I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. The dentist kept me waiting for ages.
noun. 1. the act of staying in one place or remaining inactive in expectation of something. I couldn't stand all the waiting. The waiting became almost unbearable. 2. See no waiting. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. (when intr, often foll by for, until, or to) to stay in one place or remain inactive in expectation (of something); hold oneself in readiness (for something) 2. to delay temporarily or be temporarily delayed. that work can wait.
to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. to remain neglected for a time: a matter that can wait.
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