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waiting

/ˈweɪtɪŋ/

waiting around

waiting back

waitinggerund / present participle

/ˈweɪ.tɪŋ/

Used before nouns or after linking verbs to describe someone or something that is staying in place or inactive until something happens.

Translations

en attente

The waiting crowd grew restless as the band was delayed.

La foule en attente devenait nerveuse tandis que le groupe était en retard.

Definitions

Remaining in place or inactive until something expected happens; awaiting.

The waiting crowd grew restless as the band was delayed.

Synonyms

waitingnoun

Translations

attente

The waiting for the bus seemed to take forever.

L’attente du bus semblait durer une éternité.

Definitions

The action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event.

The waiting for the bus seemed to take forever.

A period of time spent waiting.

Several hours of waiting had exhausted them.

Synonyms

waitverb

waiting

ing-form

waited

Past Simple

waited

Past Participle

waiting

ing-form

/weɪt/

Translations

attendre

I will wait here until you return.

J'attendrai ici jusqu'à ton retour.

Additional translations

servirau restaurant

Definitions

Rester au repos ou inactif jusqu’à ce que quelque chose attendu se produise.

I will wait here until you return.

Reporter une action ou une décision jusqu’à un moment ou un événement particulier.

We should wait until the weather improves before starting the journey.

Servir comme serveur ou serveuse dans un restaurant.

She used to wait tables at the local diner during college.

Synonyms

hold on

Antonyms

waitnoun

Definitions

Période pendant laquelle on reste dans un lieu ou dans un état d’inaction jusqu’à ce que quelque chose attendu se produise.

There was a long wait at the doctor's office before I was called in.

waitinterjection

Definitions

S’emploie pour demander à quelqu’un de s’arrêter ou de faire une pause un instant.

Wait, I haven't finished explaining!