Login
UWN
Query
Contact
eng: wait
New Query
Information
has URI
http://lexvo.org/id/term/eng/wait
Meaning
means
(noun) time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
postponement, hold, time lag, wait, delay
means
(noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
wait, waiting
means
(verb) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
wait
means
(verb) wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"
wait, hold off, hold back
means
(verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
wait, await, expect, look
means
(verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"
wait, waitress
means
e/Wait (Unix)
means
e/Wait()
Query
Word:
(case sensitive)
Language:
(ISO 639-3 code, e.g. "eng" for English)
Lexvo
© 2008-2024
Gerard de Melo
.
Contact
Legal Information / Imprint