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wait up

/weɪt ʌp/

Translations

wait upverb

waited up

Past Simple

waited up

Past Participle

waiting up

Gerund

/weɪt ʌp/

Can you wait up for me?

Можешь подождать меня?

не ложиться спать

I will wait up until you get home.

Я не лягу спать, пока ты не вернешься домой.

Additional translations

ждать наверху

Synonyms

stay awake

hold on

wait upverb

To stay awake or delay going to bed in order to wait for someone or something.

I decided to wait up for my sister to get home from the party.

To stop or slow down in order to allow someone to catch up.

Can you wait up a bit? I'm falling behind.