English to Portuguese Meaning of wait - esperar

Wait :
esperar

esperar, antecipação, expectativa, apreensão, emboscada

esperar, fique esperando, aguardam, antecipar, alcatroado, pausa, olhe para, habitar, Espero, flutuar, demora, estar atrás, demorar, postergar, adiar, estar sentado, preguiçar

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Definitions of wait in English
Noun(1) time during which some action is awaited(2) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something
Verb(1) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something(2) wait before acting(3) look forward to the probable occurrence of(4) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
Examples of wait in English
(1) Also today, news comes that British holidaymakers heading for the United States face a five-hour wait to check in.(2) He'd kept everything warm in the oven for her and Ashton agreed to wait dinner on her as he wasn't hungry.(3) he did not wait for a reply(4) And I didn't want to be a woman that stayed at home to wait for my husband to come home every night.(5) we shall need a statement later, but that will have to wait(6) Subtitled ÔÇÿanother side of Cirque du Soleil,ÔÇÖ this one'll have to wait till the kids are in bed.(7) a local man was employed to wait on them at table(8) Her family faced an agonising wait to see the extent of her injuries.(9) When clients come to me I see them once or twice to see if I'm the right architect, and then there's the wait period.(10) I had a half-hour wait on the platform(11) Hundreds of couples wait in a line circling the block of San Francisco's City Hall.(12) Postpone those decisions that can wait until you feel more able to deal with them.(13) I had to wait my turn to play(14) However, I am wondering what harm could it have done to wait another week until we got it right?(15) Travellers to North America face a further wait as US airspace remained closed this evening.(16) I'll wait until midnight
Related Phrases of wait
(1) please wait ::
por favor, espere
(2) wait for ::
Esperar por
(3) wait up ::
espere
(4) wait on ::
espere
(5) wait until ::
espere até
(6) please wait a moment ::
por favor espere um momento
(7) to wait for ::
esperar por
(8) wait a while ::
espere um pouco
(9) wait out ::
esperar
(10) can wait ::
posso esperar
Synonyms
Noun
1. delay ::
demora
Verb
4. hold on ::
aguente
5. await ::
aguardam
6. be postponed ::
ser adiada
7. hold back ::
espera um pouco
8. waitress ::
garçonete
9. look ::
Veja
Different Forms
wait, waited, waiter, waiters, waiting, waits
Word Example from TV Shows
Well, wait, how many questions are on this thing?

Well, WAIT, how many questions are on this thing?

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 13

Will you wring your hands, while you wait for the Mother of Dragons to return?

Will you wring your hands, while you WAIT for the Mother of Dragons to return?

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 1

I can't wait for this day to be over.

I can't WAIT for this day to be over.

The Big Bang Theory Season 10, Episode 1

Wait a second, how could you do that without consulting me?

Wait a second, how could you do that without consulting me?

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 10

♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪

♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 18

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