![]() ![]() ✗ Don’t say: She waited him to finish speaking. You wait for someone to do something, or for something to happen: She waited for him to finish speaking.You wait for something or someone: I waited for the next bus.wait to do something Are you waiting to use the phone? keep somebody waiting (=make someone wait, especially by arriving late ) I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. wait (for) three hours/two weeks etc Can you wait for five minutes? We’ve been waiting ages. wait until/till I’ll wait till you come back. ![]() I sat waiting patiently for the wedding to end. Would you mind waiting outside? wait for a queue of people waiting for a bus Wait for me! wait for somebody/something to do something She paused, waiting for Myles to say something. S1 W1 verb 1 not go/start something WAIT to stay somewhere or not do something until something else happens, someone arrives etc Hurry up! Everyone’s waiting.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ldoce_757_z wait wait 1 / weɪt / ![]()
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