Meaning
To stay in one place or do nothing until something happens or someone comes.
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Word origin
From Old North French waitier, meaning to watch or keep guard.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- waitier
Grammar
Examples
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Please stay here until I come.
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When you wait, you let time pass and do not move on until the thing you want happens. You might wait for a friend, a bus, or your turn.
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Grammar articles
(21)Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
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Conditional sentences in English: zero, first, second, third
Dependent prepositions in English: good at, listen to, depend on
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
Future continuous and future perfect in English: examples
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Must, have to and should in English: rules and examples
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Reported speech in English: backshift table and examples
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in English: rules
So, such, too and enough in English: rules and examples
The 12 English tenses: one chart with forms and examples
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
Verb patterns with objects in English: want, make, let, see
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 3: wait, help, even and 6 more words.