wait

/weɪt/

verb

czekać

/ˈt͡ʂɛkat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

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.

Synonyms

delayhold onpause

Collocations

wait forwait a minutewait and see

noun

czekanie

/t͡ʂɛˈkaɲɛ/· rzeczownik

Also

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.

Synonyms

delay pause interval

Collocations

a long waita short waitthe wait is over

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