waiting
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- واژهنامه · French & English to Persian Epistemological Dictionary expectancy|waiting => attendre cašm-dâšt cašm-dar/bar-râh-i
- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version کلمات مرتبط(waiting): بازگشت به واژه waiting he kept me waiting lady in waiting maid in waiting no waiting to keep any one waiting waiting delay waiting list waiting position waiting room waiting time waiting-room منتظر،چشم براه کلمات مرتبط(11)
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 wait n. Pronunciation: ' wāt Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wahta watch, Old English wæccan to watch ― more at WAKE Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to stay in place in expectation of : AWAIT < wait ed the result of the advertisement ― W. M. Thackeray> < wait your turn> 2 : to delay serving (a meal) 3 : to serve as waiter for < wait tables> intransitive verb 1 a : to remain stationary in readiness or expectation < wait for a train> b : to pause for another to catch up ― usually used with up 2 a : to look forward expectantly <just wait ing to see his rival lose> b : to hold back expectantly < wait ing for a chance to strike> 3 : to serve at meals ― usually used in such phrases as wait on tables or wait on table 4 a : to be ready and available <slippers wait ing by the bed> b : to remain temporarily neglected or unrealized <the chores can wait > –wait on also wait upon 1 a : to attend as a servant b : to supply the wants of : SERVE 2 : to make a formal call on 3 : to wait for –wait up : to delay going to bed : stay up usage American dialectologists have evidence showing wait on (sense 3) to be more a Southern than a Northern form in speech. Handbook writers universally denigrate wait on and prescribe wait for in writing. Our evidence from printed sources does not show a regional preference; it does show that the handbooks' advice is not based on current usage <settlement of the big problems still waited on Russia ― Time > <I couldn't make out ⋯ whether Harper was waiting on me for approval ― E. B. White> <the staggering bill that waited on them at the white …