I can't wait
не могу дождаться
I can't wait to show you the photographs from our trip.
Не могу дождаться, когда покажу тебе фотографии из поездки.
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verb · A1 · often · UK/US
wait
wait
Meaning of wait
English
stay until something happens
Русский
оставаться на месте до наступления нужного момента или события
Pronunciation
British English
/weɪt/
American English
/weɪt/
wait with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом wait
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
10 сочетаний
Подожди, поживём — увидим
Hold on and seewait a minute
подожди минутку
Wait a minute, is the stove still on?
Подожди минутку, плита ещё включена?
- wait and seeпоживём — увидим
Очередь и терпение
Lines and patiencewait in line
стоять в очереди
We had to wait in line for an hour at the post office.
На почте нам пришлось стоять в очереди целый час.
keep someone waiting
заставлять ждать
Hurry up, and don't keep the taxi driver waiting.
Поторопись и не заставляй таксиста ждать.
- wait your turnждать своей очереди
- wait patientlyтерпеливо ждать
Ждать кого-то где-то
Waiting for someone somewherewait for
ждать
I'll wait for you outside the library after your class.
Я подожду тебя возле библиотеки после занятия.
wait outside
ждать снаружи
The dog can wait outside while we grab coffee.
Собака может подождать снаружи, пока мы берём кофе.
- wait until morningподождать до утра
wait usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Please wait at the gate.
Пожалуйста, подождите у выхода на посадку.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She asked him to wait outside the changing room.
Она попросила его ждать снаружи примерочной.
wait synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between wait, hold on, hang on, await, stay, hang around, and stand by
H
🇬🇧English
hold on
informal 'wait', often on the phone
A2very often
ENHold on a sec — I'll check the price for you.
H
🇬🇧English
hang on
informal 'wait', especially British
A2often
ENHang on — I didn't hear that. Can you repeat?
A
🇬🇧English
await
formal, takes a direct object without for
B2rare word
ENWe await the committee's decision.
Advanced: broader words
ENStay here until the taxi arrives.
H
🇬🇧English
hang around
informal: wait around with nothing to do
B1often
ENWe hung around the terminal until our flight was called.
S
🇬🇧English
stand by
be ready and wait for instructions
A2often
ENThe staff are standing by to assist passengers.
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wait meaning: what does it mean?
stay until something happens
wait pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
wait is pronounced as /weɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
wait definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Пожалуйста, подождите у выхода на посадку. Translation: Please wait at the gate.
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