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Meanings of wait in inglês

português
adiamento
catalão
demora
espanhol
espera

Time during which some action is awaited.

        adiamento
        português
        aguardar
        catalão
        esperar
        espanhol
        aguardar

        To look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come.

              aguardar
              português
              aguardar
              espanhol
              esperar

              Wait before acting.

                    aguardar
                    português
                    espera
                    catalão
                    espera
                    espanhol
                    espera

                    The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

                          espera
                          Usage of wait in inglês
                          1
                          Children must wait years for orthodontic treatment in the public health ervice.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          Of course there's always one way out-thesure way-butthat can wait.
                          The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
                          3
                          Let the state aid wait, DIA General Director Alexander Turbanov told journalists.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          But they may wait for the right market window, the source said.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          That is four times longer than the average wait a month ago.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          But wait: Is having an orgasm a health issue worthy of innovation?
                          Wired
                          7
                          Let us wait until March, until the spring of the new year.
                          Siege of heaven
                          8
                          Some Golkar parliamentarians said they would wait for the official election result.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          I was prepared to wait for however long it would have taken.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          However, the UK is now committed to wait for the UN report.
                          The Guardian
                          11
                          Another said Mr Bruton would wait 48 hours and assess the situation.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          No wait the problem is the following, people don't understand Arabic language.
                          The new yorker
                          13
                          However, we'll have to wait for a suggested South African retail price.
                          The South African
                          14
                          Often I will think of something completely different to help me wait.
                          Wired
                          15
                          But wait, I can save you, free you from that great danger.
                          The Odyssey
                          16
                          We must wait for the medical examiner's report, the union statement said.
                          Reuters
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                          Wait through the time
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