waiting

Signification

present participle and gerund of wait

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

Étymologie

From Middle English waitinge, waytynge, waitende, weytende, waitand, waytand, equivalent to wait + -ing.

Nouveau

wait

1. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
2. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
3. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
4. (obsolete) To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
5. (obsolete) To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
6. (colloquial,obsolete) To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
7. (obsolete) To watch with malicious intent; to lie in wait
8. To remain faithful to one’s partner or betrothed during a prolonged period of absence.

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Phrases

The girls have been here nearly half an hour waiting .

Les filles sont ici près d'une demi-heure en attendant.

I have been waiting for you here at this oasis for a

long time .

Je vous attend ici à cette oasis depuis longtemps.

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