verb

wait

Translation

to wait

Please wait for me here.

I can't wait to see you.

We are waiting for the bus.

((for sb./sth.)) to stay in one place until (sb./sth.) arrives I'll wait for you at the station.

((to-inf)) to be in a state of expectation for (sth.) to happen I can't wait to go on holiday.

Synonyms: await, stay, remain; Antonyms: go, leave, depart

From Old French 'waitier' (to watch, to lie in wait), from a Germanic source.

Imagine watching the clock, waiting for time to pass.