wait for

English

Verb

wait for (third-person singular simple present waits for, present participle waiting for, simple past and past participle waited for)

1. To wait until the specified event occurs.

   Synonyms: await, (colloquial) wait on; see also Thesaurus:wait for

   Wait for the light to change before you cross the street.

   What are you waiting for?

   • 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:

     And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts...

2. To await the arrival of.

   Synonyms: await, (colloquial) wait on; see also Thesaurus:wait for

   I'm waiting for my date.

   I'm waiting for the train.

Translations

await — see await