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1 waited for a phone call
wachtte op een telefoongesprek (verwachtte een telefoon gesprek) -
2 waited for instructions
wachtte op instructies -
3 wait
n. wachttijd, oponthoud; hinderlaag; (in meerv.) lid v.e. groep zangers op Kerstmis--------v. wachten; bedienen (voedsel); als serveerder gebruiken; bedienen, dienen; uitstellenwait1[ weet] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 wachttijd ⇒ (het) wachten, oponthoud♦voorbeelden:————————wait21 wachten♦voorbeelden:wait a minute! • wacht even!they waited ten minutes • ze hebben tien minuten gewachthe cannot wait to go home • hij zit te springen om naar huis te gaanI'll do it while you wait • het is zo klaar, u kunt erop wachtenwait (up)on someone • iemand (be)dienen(just) you wait! • wacht maar (jij)!〈 informeel〉 wait for it! • wil je wel eens wachten!, wacht! 〈 op het geschikte moment〉; 〈 Brits-Engels〉en nu komt het!wait for me! • niet zo vlug!you needn't wait up for me • je hoeft voor mij niet op te blijvenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉3 bedienen♦voorbeelden:
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