wait
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/weɪt/]
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Senses
1. wait (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
Example: Wait here until your car arrives.
Concept: Терпение
2. wait (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
Example: She used to wait in this joint.
3. wait (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
Example: to wait one’s turn
Concept: Предвкушение
4. wait (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A delay.
Example: I had a very long wait at the airport security check.
5. wait (noun) — sense 2
Definition: An ambush.
Example: They lay in wait for the patrol.
6. wait (noun) — sense 3
Definition: One who watches; a watchman.
7. wait (intj) — sense 1
Definition: Tells the other speaker to stop talking, typing etc. for a moment, often to allow clarification.
Example: - And so I went upstairs—
- Wait. Your house has two floors?
Structure of the word
Roots:- weǵ (Proto-Indo-European)
Connections
Polarities
Expectation ↔ Disappointment — concept «Предвкушение»
Long-term orientation ↔ Short-term orientation — concept «Терпение»
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