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n. хүлээлт, хүлээсэн цаг хугацаа. He had a long \wait at the doctor's office. Тэр эмчийн өрөөнд удаан хүлээв. waiting game n. харзнах бодлого. The police are playing a \wait game outside the house where the armed man is hiding. Зэвсэглэсэн этгээд нуугдсан байрны гадаа цагдаагийнхан юу болохыг нь харзнаж байна. waiting- list n. \wait (for sth/ to do sth) оочер, дараалал. There`s a long \wait for tickets. Тасалбар авах хүмүүсийн оочер гэж нилээн урт юм байна. waiting- room n. хүлээх танхим, хүлээлгийн өрөө. v. wait (for sb/ sth) хүлээх. keep waiting хүлээлгэх. How long have you been \wait ing for me? Та намайг удаан хүлээв үү? I, they, etc can`t wait for sth/ to do sth тэсэн ядан хүлээх. The children can`t \wait for Christmas. Зул сарын баярыг хүүхдүүд тэсч ядан хүлээж байна. wait and see юу болохыг нь харзнах. wait a minute/ second хүүе, байзна. What are we waiting for? Бид юу хүлээсэн юм бэ? What are you waiting for? Та юу хүлээсэн юм бэ? (just) you wait харж л байгаарай. I`ll be famous one day, just you \wait! Нэг л мэдэхэд би нэр алдартай хүн болно доо, харж л байгаарай! wait about/ around дэмий хүлээх. The building was locked, so we had to \wait around in the car park. Байшин цоожтой байсан тул машины зогсоолд цаг нөгцөөн хүлээхээс өөр арга бидэнд байсангүй. wait behind үлдэх, хоцрох. Please \wait behind after class today. Өнөөдөр хичээлийн дараа хүлээж байхгүй юу. wait in зочин хүлээх. I \wait ed in all day but Mark never came. Би бүтэн өдөржин Маркийг харсан боловч тэр ирсэнгүй. wait up хүлээх. \wait up, - you`re walking too fast for me. Хүлээж бай, алхааг чинь би гүйцэхгүй байна. wait up (for sb) унталгүй хүлээх. I`ll be back very late tonight, so don`t \wait for me. Өнөөдөр би нилээн оройтох учир намайг хүлээлгүй унтаарай. waiter n. хоол зөөгч. waitress n. хоол зөөгч эмэгтэй.
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