wait

Betekenis (Engels)

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 (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)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.

wachten

verwachten

te wachten staan

verbeiden

wachten op

gepaard gaan met

tafeldienen

klaarliggen

have patience

be patient

stay for

time lag

don’t move

be waiting

look forward

not now

wait awhile

watch carefully

wait a bit

time wasted

bie still

wait a little

be located

let's see now

watch for

attendre

for a moment

ive

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/weɪt/

From Middle English waiten, from Anglo-Norman waiter, waitier (compare French guetter from Old French gaitier, guaitier), from Frankish *wahtwēn (“to watch, guard”), derivative of Frankish *wahtu (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”). Cognate with Old High German wahtēn (“to watch, guard”), German Low German wachten (“to wait”), Dutch wachten (“to wait, expect”), French guetter (“to watch out for”), Saterland Frisian wachtje (“to wait”), West Frisian wachtsje (“to wait”), North Frisian wachtjen (“to stand, stay put”). More at watch. In some senses, merged or influenced by Middle English waiten, weiten (“to do good to, lie in wait for, to contrive good or harm on, catch, snare”), from Old Norse veita (“to give help to, assist, grant, cause to happen”), from Proto-Germanic *waitijaną (“to show, guide, advise, direct”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”). Largely overtook native Middle English biden, from Old English bīdan.