wachten

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Meaning

to wait

Hyphenated as

wach‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɑxtə(n)/

New

wacht

1. The function, duty of standing guard; a watch or vigil.
2. A guard-post.
3. A body of guards.
4. A single guard.

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Sentences

Waar staan we eigenlijk nog op
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te wachten ?

What are we actually waiting for?

Maar we wachten dus nog op
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een voorstel .

But we are still waiting for a proposal.

Er wachten ons

echter nog zeer belangrijke klussen , en die moeten gebeuren .

However, there are very important things to be done, and we need to do them.

Ze moest minstens twee
2

dagen wachten op
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de resultaten van haar ruggenmergpunctie.

She had to wait at least two days for the results of her spinal tap.

Veel van onze collega's wachten om naar beneden , naar de vergaderzaal , te kunnen gaan .

Very many of our colleagues are waiting to make their way down to the Chamber.

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