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I . wait [weɪt] N no pl

II . wait [weɪt] VB intr

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2. wait (help):

wait
обслу́живать

III . wait [weɪt] VB trans

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wait about, wait around VB intr

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wait behind VB intr

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wait in VB intr

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wait on VB trans

1. wait on (serve):

wait on
обслу́живать
wait on
сервирова́ть

2. wait on form (expect):

wait on
ожида́ть

wait up VB intr

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2. wait up Am (wait for me):

wait up
дожида́ться
wait up!
подожди́те!

Usage examples with wait

lengthy wait
дли́тельное ожида́ние nt
wait up!
подожди́те!
to lie in wait
подкарау́ливать
to wait for sb
ждать кого́-ли́бо
to wait one's turn
ждать свое́й о́череди
wait and see
поживём — уви́дим
wait a minute
подожди́ мину́тку
will you wait?
вы подождёте меня́?
wait and see!
вы ещё уви́дите!
to wait table(s)
обслу́живать сто́лики
wait a bit
подожди́те мину́ту [или немно́го]
wait for it! inf
успоко́йся!
to wait in for sb
дожида́ться прихо́да кого́-ли́бо
to wait up for sb
не ложи́ться спать до прихо́да кого́-ли́бо
to wait to do sth
выжида́ть, что́бы сде́лать что-ли́бо
to wait outside the door
ждать за две́рью

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Others fall into acedia because they are unable to wait; they want to dominate the rhythm of life.
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The longer he would wait the better the freebies became.
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Confiscating the tips earned by wait staff amounts to highway robbery of employees by management.
www.torontosun.com
They either lie-and-wait as ambush predators, maybe covering themselves with sand or otherwise camouflaging themselves, or move actively over the bottom in search for food.
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There are long wait times, repetitive questions, unwanted inquiries, different menus and submenus, calls just hung up by the agent, many transfers.
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The radiographer told us to wait for the radiologist.
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But what is lacking is the perseverance to grind out tough situations and wait for the right moments to seize momentum.
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As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.
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Then anglers patiently wait until they get a bite and gently pull the string up with the crab attached to it.
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Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.
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