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I . wait [weɪt] SUBST no Pl

wait for
to lie in wait [for sb]

II . wait [weɪt] VERB intr

1. wait (bide one's time):

wait for
wait a minute!
I can't wait

2. wait (express warning):

[just] you wait!

III . wait [weɪt] VERB trans Am (serve)

wait about, wait around VERB intr

wait

wait behind VERB intr

wait

wait in VERB intr

wait

I . wait on VERB intr

wait

II . wait on VERB trans to wait on sb

wait up VERB intr

1. wait (not go to bed):

to wait up for sb

2. wait Am (wait):

wait up!
wait for trans
wait trans

lie in wait (for sb/sth) VERB

Benutzereintrag
laying in wait trans

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They either lie-and-wait as ambush predators, maybe covering themselves with sand or otherwise camouflaging themselves, or move actively over the bottom in search for food.
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Doing a headstand is recommended two to three hours after a big lunch so wait a while if you want to give it a go.
www.stuff.co.nz
Others fall into acedia because they are unable to wait; they want to dominate the rhythm of life.
www.indcatholicnews.com
But what is lacking is the perseverance to grind out tough situations and wait for the right moments to seize momentum.
www.sportskeeda.com
There are long wait times, repetitive questions, unwanted inquiries, different menus and submenus, calls just hung up by the agent, many transfers.
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Having been looking around town for a victim all night without success, they decided to lie-in-wait for whoever might happen to step outside.
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As they wait for her to arrive they banter, tell stories, joke, philosophise and argue.
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After the market's run-up this month, investors have mostly been in wait-and-see mode this week.
www.nzherald.co.nz
Confiscating the tips earned by wait staff amounts to highway robbery of employees by management.
www.torontosun.com
They tend to stay in one place and wait for prey; they are lie-in-wait predators.
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