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wait
/weɪt/
verb
czekać
/ˈt͡ʂɛkat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
poczekać
Definition
To stay in one place or delay action until a particular time or event happens.
Examples
Please wait for me.
Proszę na mnie poczekaj.
We had to wait a long time for the bus.
Musieliśmy długo czekać na autobus.
Collocations
wait forwait a minutewait and see
noun
czekanie
/t͡ʂɛˈkaɲɛ/· rzeczownikAlso
oczekiwanie(n)
Definition
A period of waiting, or the act of waiting.
Examples
There was a long wait at the doctor's office.
Było długie czekanie w gabinecie lekarskim.
After a short wait, the train arrived.
Po krótkim oczekiwaniu pociąg przyjechał.
Collocations
a long waita short waitthe wait is over
Word forms
waitedpast simplewaitingpresent participlewaitsthird person singular
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