wait Significado & definición

Significado de wait en español

• 0 to stay in a place until someone or something arrives -- esperar

  • I’m waiting for Harry.

  • How long did you wait for a taxi?

• 1 used to say how excited you are about something that you are going to do -- tener muchas ganas de hacer algo

  • I can’t wait to see him.

• 2 said in order to interrupt someone, or to get their attention, or when you have suddenly thought of something important -- espera un minuto, segundo, etc.

  • Now, wait a moment – I don’t agree with that.

• 3 to be late so that someone has to wait for you -- hacer esperar a alguien

  • I’m sorry that I kept you waiting.

• 4 the act of staying in a place until someone or something arrives or someone or something is ready for you -- espera

  • We had a long wait at the airport.

• 5 to stop or delay doing sth until sth happens or sb arrives -- esperar

  • I’ll wait here. Me esperare aquí.

  • Wait for me! ¡Espérame!

  • Can you wait (for) a few minutes? ¿Puedes esperar unos minutos?

  • Let’s wait to see if it rains. Esperemos a ver si llueve.

  • He kept me waiting for two hours! ¡Me hizo esperar dos horas!

• 6 to be expecting or hoping sth will arrive or happen -- estar esperando

  • I’ve been waiting for this email for so long. He estado esperando este correo durante mucho tiempo.

  • the day we have all been waiting for el día que todos hemos estado esperando

  • The company is waiting for me to make a decision. La empresa está esperando a que tome una decisión.

• 7 used to say sth can be done later -- poder esperar

  • We have to fill these orders now – the rest can wait. Tenemos que rellenar estos pedidos ahora – el resto puede esperar.

• 8 ready for sb to use or deal with -- estar esperando

  • Dinner was waiting for her at home. La cena le estaba esperando en casa.

• 9 indicates sb is excited about sth that is going to happen -- no poder esperar

  • I can’t wait until my birthday! ¡No puedo esperar hasta mi cumpleaños!

• 10 used to ask sb to wait -- espera un minuto

  • Wait a second, I’m almost done. Espera un segundo, ya casi termino.

  • Wait a minute – I know who he is. Espera un minuto – sé quién es.

• 11 indicates sb will have to wait to find out what will happen -- espera y verás

  • We’ll just have to wait and see if she’s feeling better tomorrow. Tendremos que esperar y ver si ella se siente mejor mañana.

• 12 to have a job serving people in a restaurant -- ser camarero/era

  • He waited tables while he was in college. Él era camarero mientras estaba en la universidad.

• 13 used to introduce sth you are excited about -- espera hasta

  • Wait till you hear what we did today! ¡Espera hasta que escuches lo que hemos hecho hoy!

• 14 the time sb waits for sth -- espera [ feminine, singular ]

  • a long wait in the doctor’s office una larga espera en la consulta del médico