waited
past simple and past participle ofwait
| 单词 | waited |
| 释义 | waited past simple and past participle ofwait wait verb[I] uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/A1 toallowtimeto go by,especiallywhilestayingin oneplacewithout doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you areexpectinghappensor until you can do something: I waitedforheroutsidewhile she went in toseethedoctor. Thedentistkeptme waitingforages. [+ to infinitive]There were a lot ofpeoplewaitingtouse thephone. to wait
to be done or tohappenat alatertime: Themeetingwillhave towait untiltomorrow, because I'm toobusynow. Thepaperworkcan'twait untiltomorrow(= isurgentand must be done now). no waitingUK(USno standing) used onsignstomeanvehiclesare notallowedtopark,evenforshortperiodsoftime: Thesignby thesideof theroadsaid "no waiting!"
Staying and remaining
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Waiting Delaying and wasting time Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads GrammarExpect,hopeorwait? We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…Expect We use expect to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect in the following main patterns:…Hope We use hope when we do not know whether something will happen or not but we want it to happen. We use hope in the following patterns:…Wait We use wait when we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We use wait in the following main patterns:…Expect, hopeorwait: typical errors We don’t use wait or wait for to say that we believe that something will happen. We use expect:…Waitorwait for? Wait means ‘stay in the same place or not do something until something else happens’. We can use it with or without for:…Idiomscan't wait waityourturn wait a minute/moment/second wait and see wait at table(s) wait for it wait in the wings wait till/until... (just) you wait Phrasal verbswait around wait behind wait forsomeone/something wait forsomeone waitsomethingforsomeone wait in wait onsomeone/something wait onsomeone wait onsomething waitsomethingout wait up Examplesofwaitedwaited In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. He hadwaitedwithout moving, standing stock-still on the bank, peering into the water, hoping for another glimpse, a ripple in the water's surface even. From theCambridge English Corpus One man was unemployed while hewaitedfor a hernia operation. From theCambridge English Corpus The couple nowwaitedtwo and a half years before trying again. From theCambridge English Corpus The normal behaviour was that peoplewaitedfor a train, moved around a bit, got on a train, then left. From theCambridge English Corpus He habitually addressed her as 'my dear' and she writes how shewaitedeagerly for his return when he went on tours. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, this linguistic orphan haswaiteduntil the later 20th century for adequate coverage in grammar book and dictionary. From theCambridge English Corpus Shewaitedfor the second missed period 'just to be certain'. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1996-97 about 13,000 patients hadwaitedlonger than 3 months for one of the selected procedures (21). From theCambridge English Corpus At the end of the year in 1993 and 1994, only about 3,500 patients hadwaitedlonger than 3 months for one of these procedures. From theCambridge English Corpus Those of us who have taught the histories, societies and cultures of the region have longwaitedfor a reference work like this. From theCambridge English Corpus Very often and in many spheres it has been the case - in previous years as well - that individuals have simplywaitedfor orders and instructions. From theCambridge English Corpus On weekends, long queueswaitedin the hot sun for the two rides. From theCambridge English Corpus Almost all of the couples interviewedwaitedto complete their education before marriage. From theCambridge English Corpus The place haswaitedfor a long time and continues to wait. From theCambridge English Corpus The raven went ahead of him, dug a hole in the ground with his left foot andwaitedfor the boy. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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