Wait
71wait on — phr verb Wait on is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑servant …
72wait — [12] Wait originally meant ‘look, spy’. But the notion of remaining in hiding, keeping a watch on one’s enemies’ movements led via the sense ‘remain, stay (in expectation)’ to, in the 17th century, ‘defer action’. The word was borrowed from Old… …
73wait — See: lie in wait …
74wait on — PHRASAL VERB If you are waiting on something, you are waiting for it to happen, for example before you do or decide anything. [AM] [V P n] Since then I ve been waiting on events and till now fortune hasn t favored us... [V P n] We cannot wait on… …
75wait v — The nurse looked at me and said, Wait! . I said, Sixty five pounds . wheat n, wade v …
76wait on — (also wait upon) 1. Attend (as a servant), perform services for, attend to, serve. 2. Attend, go to see, visit, call upon, pay attendance. 3. Follow (as a consequence), await. 4. Attend to, perform. 5. Accompany, escort, squire …
77wait — I. v. n. 1. Stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one s time. 2. Watch, look, be expectant. II. v. a. Await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for. III. n. Ambush …
78ˌwait ˈin — phrasal verb British to stay at home because you expect someone to come or to telephone you I have to wait in for a delivery this morning.[/ex] …
79wait — tykojimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Medžioklė pasalomis sėlinant prie žvėrių ar paukščių arba medžioklė iš bokštelio. atitikmenys: angl. lie in; lurk; wait; watch; watch for vok. Lauern, n rus. красться; подстерегать …
80wait — [12] Wait originally meant ‘look, spy’. But the notion of remaining in hiding, keeping a watch on one’s enemies’ movements led via the sense ‘remain, stay (in expectation)’ to, in the 17th century, ‘defer action’. The word was borrowed from Old… …
