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wait·ing [ˈweɪtɪŋ] N no pl

1. waiting (time):

waiting for

2. waiting Brit (parking):

“no waiting”

3. waiting (by waiter):

waiting

ˈwait·ing game N

ˈwait·ing list N

waiting list

ˈwait·ing room N

waiting room

lady-in-ˈwait·ing <ladies-> N

I . wait [weɪt] N no pl

II . wait [weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (bide one's time):

2. wait (express warning):

III . wait [weɪt] VB trans Am (serve)

wait about, wait around VB intr

wait behind VB intr

I . wait on VB intr

II . wait on VB trans to wait on sb

wait up VB intr

1. wait (not go to bed):

2. wait Am (wait):

wait up!

lie in wait (for sb/sth) VB

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Don, who is a residential school survivor, is waiting for his second compensation payment, and hopes to set up a money-management plan for it.
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To illustrate the example, we consider a telephone line provided to a customer, and we assume that both call forwarding and call waiting are enabled on the line.
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As well as affecting completion schedules, the rain has also created a waiting issue before work can start back up again.
www.dailyheraldtribune.com
The station includes vending machines, washrooms, a pay phone, and a medium-sized waiting area.
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My parents, who are still waiting for me to quit fooling around with computers, go to med school, and become a radiologist?
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Call waiting was often enough to trigger it.
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The whole country was waiting for some relief from demonetisation: what was heard was an election speech.
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These people are then shown standing together on a sidewalk, waiting for a stoplight which turned red.
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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.
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The facility includes a ticket machine and a waiting room.
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